5 Ways Your Employer Can Increase Prevention of Pirate Attacks

While there’s no guaranteed way to prevent pirate attacks against a vessel that travels international waters or an offshore oil rig positioned overseas, there are some precautions your employer can take. There are physical steps that can be taken to help reduce damages from piracy, as well as international movements by organizations to help combat this growing problem.

5 Ways to Limit Risk of Pirate Attacks

Your employer can assist in the reduction of damages by piracy in several ways: 

• utilizing onboard deterrents such as security systems, dock patrols, fire hoses and loud PA systems; 
• training crew members on actions to take if a pirate attack is imminent; 
• cooperating with naval deployments from nearby countries, including notifying them when your vessel will be in their area of patrol; 
• working within the boundaries of the anti-piracy patrols of East Africa and the Middle East; and 
• informing the Somali coast guard if your vessel will be in the area to raise monitoring of your vessel’s safety.  

Unfortunately, even though many of these methods have been in place for years, piracy still occurs in many areas of international waters. There’s no foolproof method of preventing pirate attacks, but taking some of these basic steps during travel through known pirate waters may help increase the safety of your vessel and reduce physical injuries against the crew. 

A Boat Accident Attorney in New Orleans, Louisiana Can Help 

The Jones Act Law provides you with certain protections your employer may not want you to know about. A boat accident attorney from The Young Firm in New Orleans, Louisiana can help you in many ways, whether you need help proving the oil rig explosion cause in your offshore injury claim or want professional guidance to make sure your rights as a seaman are upheld.

Though we are an attorney in New Orleans, Louisiana, we are ready and able to help injured victims throughout the U.S. Order our free Maritime Injury Law guide and/or our guide to what to do when you are injured offshore to learn all about your rights during a Jones Act injury claim. 

When you are ready to get started with your Jones Act injury claim, we urge you to contact us today for a FREE case evaluation – call 1-504-680-4100 or toll-free at 1-866-938-6113.