关于应对几内亚湾绑架风险加剧的建议
根据北英保赔协会发布的防灾防损通函，我们获悉船员在几内亚湾地区的绑架风险加剧。海事安全情报专家Ambrey近期就上述情况进行报道并给予防损建议，详参后附英文原文。提醒广大船东朋友注意，如果您的船舶航经几内亚湾地区，请务必提前购买绑架赎金险，以应对船员被绑架勒索赎金的风险。
海事安全情报专家Ambrey警告道：几内亚湾船员被绑架风险加剧。
Ambrey掌握的情报显示，可能有两个活跃的犯罪集团在贝宁湾和尼日利亚巴耶尔萨州西南部活动。其罪犯惯用伎俩是绑架船员以勒索赎金。在过去12个月时间内，共有83名商船和渔船船员在该地区遭到绑架。
同一时期，罪犯还袭击了贝宁、加纳、尼日利亚和多哥专属经济区、尼日利亚-圣多美和普林西比联合开发区以及距离尼日利亚近海、洛美锚地和科托努锚地210海里公海水域内的各类船舶。
Ambrey还在其2020年11月4日发布的风险提示中报道了自2020年10月17日以来发生的三起袭击事件。
Ambrey提供了一些经验教训及建议事项，提醒相关人士注意，如果考虑安排船舶在该区域内营运，需务必重视航行风险评估的重要性。该报告还提供了针对具体国家的建议。
Maritime security intelligence experts Ambrey warns of a heightened risk of crew kidnap in the Gulf of Guinea.Ambrey has intelligence of possibly two active criminal syndicates operating in the Bight of Benin and southwest/south of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The criminals’ modus operandi is to kidnap crew for ransom. In the last twelve months, the region has seen 83 crew members from merchant vessels and commercial fishing vessels kidnapped.Within the same period, criminals have attacked vessels of all types inside the Beninese, Ghanaian, Nigerian and Togolese EEZs, the Nigerian-Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Zone, international waters 210nm offshore Nigeria, Lomé anchorage and Cotonou anchorage.In their threat warning issued on 4 November 2020, Ambrey also advise of three attacks on vessels since 17 October 2020.
Ambrey has provided some lessons learned and recommendations, drawing attention to the importance of voyage risk assessments when considering operating in such regions. The report also includes country-specific advice.
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