Executive Secretary of Indigenous Ship Owners Association of Nigeria (ISAN), Capt. Niyi Labinjo, recently\u00a0 advised members to evolve effective security plans to protect their ships against piracy.<\/p>\n
He made the remark in Lagos at a two-day seminar and training on \u201cMaritime Piracy: A Humanitarian Response Programme for West and Central Africa\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n
The ISAN secretary, however, said that such security arrangements should be in line with the International Ship and Port facility Security (ISPS) Code.<\/p>\n
He described piracy as armed robbery and said that those arrested on the Nigerian waters should be treated and prosecuted like armed robbers on land.<\/p>\n
Labinjo said that 12 incidents of ship attacks were recorded so far in 2012, adding that \u201cthese are just very few incidents that were reported\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n
According to him, the targets of the attacks are tankers at anchorage laden with oil.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes, attacks are directed at fishing trawlers for cash and to also use the trawlers to reach the tankers and siphon petroleum products\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n
Labinjo said that piracy was thriving because of the ready-made market for stolen petroleum products.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is time government started to regulate bunker supplies and once this is in place, the issue of stolen petroleum products will disappear.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also need to regulate the activities of chandlers (food and drinks suppliers in the ship) to effectively curb the activities of pirates.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is also the need to encourage ship crew to report suspicious shipping activities,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
Also speaking, Chief Isaac Jolapamo, the chairman of ISAN, lamented that things were no longer being done right in the maritime industry and this had given room for piracy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people go to sea to rob because they could not get better jobs,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
In his contribution, Capt. Thomas Kemewerigha, the President of Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association, called for insurance policies for crew members.<\/p>\n
He also advocated the repositioning of the Nigerian Navy for the challenges of sea robbery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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