Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation
The Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA) or Sua Act is a multilateral treaty by which states agree to prohibit and punish behaviour which may threaten the safety of maritime navigation.
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The Convention is based upon the 1971 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation and the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft and criminalises similar behaviour in the context of maritime navigation.
The Convention criminalises the following behaviour:
Seizing control of a ship by force or threat of force;
committing an act of violence against a person on ship if it is likely to endanger the safety of the ship;
destroying or damaging a ship or its cargo in such a way that endangers the safe navigation of the ship;
placing or causing to be placed on a ship a device or substance which is likely to destroy or cause damage to the ship or its cargo;
