Finally good news for operators and ship owners operating in the Gulf of Guinea area. Following the November 24 incident, a pirate has just been captured by Danish forces, four other suspected pirates have been killed and three others are in custody.

The suspected pirate, injured in a gunfight last month with the Danish Navy in the Gulf of Guinea has been transferred to a hospital in Ghana. During a stopover at a port in Ghana on Sunday, the injured man was transferred to a local hospital, where he is being guarded by Ghanaian police, the Danish military said, adding that "he was no longer considered medically valid to have it on the frigate". The Danish military initially said a total of eight pirates had been spotted, but have now said there was the ninth person. No information was given on what happened to the ninth suspect, who allegedly fell overboard in the ensuing gun duel. The other three inmates face preliminary charges of attempted murder. A Copenhagen court has ordered their detention while authorities investigate the case.