Claim: Pirates are armed and employ violent methods to steal oil cargo in the Gulf of Guinea, near the Atlantic Ocean, in an area where the Equator meets the Prime Meridian; attempted attacks on Nigeria are the higest, and in 2018, there were 18 attempts.
Evidence: Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable items or properties. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, while the dedicated ships that pirates use are called pirate ships. Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea affects a number of countries in West Africa as well as the wider international community. Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea are often part of heavily armed criminal enterprises, who employ violent methods to steal oil cargo. The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean from Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) is in the gulf. 2018 5 6 - 9 30 -