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Many Koreans still operate in the West African waters, where Korean sailors were kidnapped and released a while ago. The government is pursuing measures to protect the people by advising them to stop fishing in places where pirates never stop.

Reporter Kim Hye-young.

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Guinea Bay, West Africa, where pirate incidents are common.

Over the past three years, 264 victims of kidnappings and 90% of all kidnappings worldwide have occurred here.

It is a place where pirates are demanding ransom as a hostage for sailors, but as sailors, it is not easy to avoid them when they encounter pirates.

[Mr. A/Korean sailor (released on the 25th of the past): Because we found it at 2.5 miles, we've already boarded (pirates) within just 10 minutes. There was no time to evacuate... .] As a

result of the government's confirmation, there are currently 145 Korean sailors belonging to 21 shipping companies in the coast of Guinea Bay.

The government decided to designate a high-risk sea area of ​​approximately 320,000 km, which is highly likely to appear as a pirate, on the 3rd of last year, and advised Korean sailors to refrain from fishing from the 15th.

However, it is not possible to force the suspension of operations.

So the government is looking for ways to respond to pirates.

Military aid is also considered in the West African waters, such as the Blue Sea, operating in the Northeast and Middle East regions of Africa.

[Intae Lee / Ambassador of Nigeria: Isn't pirate activity going from East Africa to West Africa now, mostly? It seems to be very effective if a coalition of pirates is formed.] The

government is trying to co-operate with other countries, such as France, which has already dispatched troops, rather than dispatching them immediately.

(Video editing: Jang Hyun-gi, CG: Bang Myung-hwan, Screen source: Al Jazeera broadcasting YouTube channel)