As Somali piracy seems to have quieted down Indian Ocean, the problem has gotten worse in the Gulf of Guinea, along the Atlantic Coast of West Aftrica. gCaptain is reporting the European Union is making an effort to help navies and coast guards in the area.
Not long ago a cutter was in the area as part of the US Navy administered Partnership program. The Deployable Operations Group trains their personnel, and Nigeria was the recipient of the former USCGC Chase, one of our retiring 378s.
Some possibly good news in the fight against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/coast-guard/2015/03/27/ecowas-launches-maritime-center-fight-gulf-of-guinea-piracy/70561604/
Four Damen 16 meter, ballistics protected patrol boats being delivered to Nigeria, but they are not going to the Navy, they are going to a contractor who will use them to protect LNG tankers. http://www.marinelink.com/news/delivered-nigeria-patrol409636.aspx
A get together for Stakeholders in Monterrey CA. https://www.marinelink.com/news/gulf-guinea-plans-enhance-maritime-440473
Denmark is sending a frigate.
https://gcaptain.com/denmark-sends-frigate-to-combat-piracy-in-gulf-of-guinea/?subscriber=true&goal=0_f50174ef03-8e8a74c4d4-169942921&mc_cid=8e8a74c4d4&mc_eid=a25c2ef2cb&fbclid=IwAR0zivPf27bn-0IpcrumKNflgto5-cGmnzsiShGBa77L9uxQP94jSJEj3TA
The Coast Guard has sent cutters to the area to provide capacity building. Would not be too surprised to see an international task force formed in the future, similar to the counter piracy operations of Somalia.