The effect of piracy on crew and their safety continues to be a cause for concern and transiting West African waters remains particularly difficult. In the first half of 2019, 73% of all kidnappings at sea, and 92% of hostage-takings, took place in the Gulf of Guinea.
Of the 75 seafarers taken hostage onboard or kidnapped for ransom worldwide so far this year, 62 were captured in the Gulf of Guinea – off the coasts of Nigeria, Guinea, Togo, Benin and Cameroon, states the International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) in its half-year report published on 8 July 2019.
See attached file: Gulf of Guinea Remains A High-risk Area For Seafarers.pdf
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几内亚湾对海员而言仍是高风险区
海盗对船员及其安全的影响持续引人关注，过境西非水域仍然十分困难。2019年上半年73%的绑架事件和92％的人质劫持事件都发生在几内亚湾。
国际海事局（IMB）在2019年7月8日发布的半年报告显示今年到目前为止，全球范围内有75名海员在船上被当做人质劫持或绑架勒索赎金，其中有62人在几内亚湾被俘，包括尼日利亚、几内亚、多哥、贝宁和喀麦隆的海上区域。
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