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Turkey issues restrictions on vessels from WAF countries due to Ebola risk: GAC.

Despite reduced activity in the Western Indian Ocean Region in recent years, pirate networks responsible for the original Somali piracy crisis have sustained themselves through small-scale attacks and involvement in an array of maritime crimes. The spate of attacks over the last few months off the Horn of Africa, apparently triggered by perceived vulnerability in vessels transiting the area, may point to an elevated risk for a return of piracy. This is a key issue raised in the State of Maritime Piracy 2016, published today by Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP). This annual reportanalyzes the human and economic impacts of maritime piracy and robbery at sea off the Horn of Africa, in the Gulf of Guinea, Asia, and for the first time, Latin America.

Eight Pirates Arrested After Tanker Hijacking off Togo.

Armed Robbery Threat Continues; West African Waters A Hotspot For Piracy - IMB PRC.

Piracy: India bars seafarers from working on Nigerian waters.

Piracy Incidents Down Off Nigeria.

New Vessels Up Security Offshore Nigeria.

Five Indian seafarers abducted by pirates in Nigeria, rescued after 70 days in captivity.

Pirates on Nigerian waters risk life imprisonment, N500 million fines.

Nigeria wants to adopt Kenya's strategy in bolstering maritime security.

How Turkish ship was attacked by Nigerian pirates - Ghana Navy.

Seamen Kidnapped Off Cameroon's Coast.

Nigeria, Others Lose $2bn to Pirates' Attacks Annually, Says Naval Chief.

Moscow launches probe into pirate attack on Russians in Gulf of Guinea.

UK warships to patrol dangerous West African waters.

Pirates kidnap nine from Norwegian ship off Benin.