【Piracy】IMB 2024 half Q Piracy report

IMB published report of 2024 first half quarter.

Brief summary is below.

Sixty incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were recorded in the first half of 2024, a decrease from 65 incidents for the same period in 2023.

Despite the decline in global reported incidents Somali piracy still poses a threat, with eight reported incidents in the first half of 2024, including three hijackings. Recent incidents demonstrate the continued capability and capacity of the Somali pirates to target vessels up to 1,000 nautical miles (nm) off the Somali coast.

Incidents have dropped from 14 to 10 in the Gulf of Guinea but threats to crew safety and wellbeing continue to be a cause of concern. IMB reiterates the need for a continued and robust regional and international naval presence to respond to these incidents and safeguard life at sea.

There is a noticeable decrease of reported incidents in the Singapore Straits from 13 in the first half of 2024 compared to 20 the same period last year.

Incident number has increased in Indonesia and Bangladesh. In Indonesia, IMB has recorded 12 incidents in the Indonesian archipelago, the highest since the first half of 2021 when 15 incidents were reported.Low-level incidents have increased in Bangladesh, up from one in the first six months of 2023 to ten in 2024. This is the highest reported number of incidents in the first half of a year since 2015. All vessels were at anchorage with eight incidents reported at Chattogram.

Please refer IMB News.

https://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php/1350-no-room-for-complacency-maritime-piracy-incidents-fall-but-crew-safety-remains-at-risk

You can download the full detailed report from below link.

https://www.icc-ccs.org/piracy-reporting-centre/request-piracy-report