and joining us for more on the story michael khalid he's the director of the international maritime bureau at the international chamber of commerce commercial crime services in london good to have you with us this tell me what more do we know about this latest kidnapping in the gulf of guinea. good afternoon the the kidnapping of innocent crew members in the gulf of guinea is becoming more commercial in nature the gulf of guinea poses a serious and ever present for it so the safety and security of seafarers in the region the kidnappings on there being reported that one president see distances on the shoreline and the attacks are happening against all or shit. the international maritime bureau we operate the think the piracy reporting sense which is a 24 hour 7 day a week. in kuala lumpur and it has been recording incidents of piracy globally it's noisy 91 last latest attack will ensue 100 nautical miles southeast of me in tokyo and this is an unprecedented this. illustrates the provider engine capabilities that these are the steps and also how well organized their operations oh ok that mus