Mariners should demand piracy compensation, says rights group

The director of an international maritime workers advocacy group, says that mariners should ask for compensation if their employer does not adequately provide for their self defense.

This despite a report that four seafarers hijacked by pirates were denied in their compensation claims in Denmark.

"If shipping companies don't take precautionary measures, then seafarers have every right to demand something more," said Ken Peters, director of the Mission to Seafarers.

Source: Safety at Sea International.