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As adopted at the General Meeting in Athens, May 2019
October 2019
Read the latest digest of maritime security incidents and the weather forecast for piracy threat areas for the week to come.
September 2019
Ships operating in the Gulf of Guinea can benefit studying the new website run by the UK/French security reporting centre MDAT-GoG (Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade for the Gulf of Guinea). It is also highly recommended to report ship's movements, suspicious observations and security incidents immediately as they occur.
Vessels heading for Douala, Cameroon now will have protection in the form of army security team provided by the port authorities for their safety.
Safety at Sea and BIMCO have published a white paper containing advice based on results and findings from Cyber Security Surveys produced over the last four years, as well as on feedback and knowledge from experts at roundtable events.
This document provides updated information on threats affecting merchant ships in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden (GoA), Gulf of Oman (GoO) and the Western Indian Ocean.
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