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Piracy Threats Heightens in Ghana Following Hijack

Piracy Threats Heightens in Ghana Following Hijack

From Ghana Web

An expert in Maritime Laws and Security, Dr.Kamal Deen Ali says the Liberia-flagged oil tanker which was hijacked off the coast of Ghana should alert the nation’s maritime authorities to increase security in Ghana’s territorial waters to stop piracy.

A Liberia-flagged oil tanker went missing off the coast of Ghana after it was hijacked by pirates in Togolese waters.

The vessel is said to have been hijacked initially in Togolese waters but somehow found its way in Ghanaian waters.

Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Mr. Ali said the incident represents a threat to Ghana’s offshore energy industries and a major indication that the Maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea is becoming minimal.

“We need to be worried because this represents another major indication that the Maritime security environment in the Gulf of Guinea is becoming minimal and a threat even in regions or coastal areas where originally we have not had many pirating incidents,” Mr Ali said.

Asked whether there were precautionary measures to ensure the safety of oil industries offshore and resources at the Coast as a result of the development, Mr. Ali said “in terms of the precise information, we may never know until a few days when the vessel is found, then they can interview or interrogate the captain and also look at the details” of the incident.

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