Gulf of Guinea safety essential after crew death on container ship

Maersk is calling on authorities to launch an “effective military capacity” in the Gulf of Guinea to increase safety for vessels and crews following two piracy attacks on its vessels in less than a month. Maersk, the world’s biggest container shipping line, says security for vessels and crews off the western coast of Africa is so poor that it may be life-threatening to sail in the pirate-plagued waters.