Ship security integrity hardened

Elena Stefopoulou, of Prevention at Sea, discusses the ways in which vessels can be hardened to withstand an attack by pirates

Recently published 2018 statistics on piracy and robbery against ships show a significant increase of such incidents across the world’s seas, especially on the west African coastline. These alarming numbers reinforce the need to fortify vessels by adopting passive (deterrence) and active (defence) ship security measures.