Pirate-infested waters in the Gulf of Guinea pose the largest ongoing threat to U.S. mariners in the world. Several factors have contributed to a sharp uptick in pirate activity in the region in the past 18 months. Local political and economic instability, as well as widespread corruption, foster the gangs behind Gulf of Guinea piracy. Corruption and instability are interdependent with piracy; West African piracy does not function in a vacuum.
The Jones Act requires U.S. vessel owners and operators to provide their employees with a safe work environment. If Jones Act mariners operate vulnerable vessels in pirate-infested waters without adequate protective measures in place, and pirates seize the vessel or her crew, the Jones Act empowers the crew to hold their employers negligent and a judge or jury to consider the vessel unseaworthy.
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