The International Maritime Bureau has released its report on incidents of piracy and hijacking for t

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The International Maritime Bureau (IMB), a specialized division of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), has released a report on global incidents of piracy attacks and armed robberies against ships for the first half of 2024.

The report recorded 60 incidents of piracy and armed robbery, down from 65 in the same period in 2023.

Of these, 46 ships were boarded by pirates and armed men, two ships were fired upon with weapons, four ships were hijacked and eight ships were the subject of attempted attacks. Meanwhile, of the 60 incidents reported, violence against seafarers continued, with 85 taken hostage this year (compared to 36 in the same period last year), 11 kidnapped and two threatened.

Pirates and outlaws used guns and knives in 34 violent incidents. Despite an overall decline in the number of reported incidents in the first half of this year, the ICC and IMB are calling on national authorities to remain cooperative and vigilant in order to protect seafarers' immediate safety in the face of increasing violence against seafarers.