IMB issued Global piracy incident report for 3rd quarter 2024. It reported that Maritime crime and piracy incidents lowest since 1994. Summery is below.
- IMB reported 79 incidents for the period of January-September 2024, down from 99 incidents in the same period last year. This marks a significant overall reduction and the lowest reported numbers since 1994.
- The Indonesian Archipelago remains an area of concern with a steady rise in the number of reported incidents. From January to September 2024, 17 incidents were reported compared to 12 in 2023 and nine in 2022. Weapons were reported in 11 incidents, 27 crew were taken hostage and one crew was threatened.
- In the first nine months of 2024, 12 incidents were reported in the Gulf of Guinea region, the lowest number of reports since 1996. While the drop in the number of reported incidents is welcome, there remains concern over the safety of crew, with 11 crew kidnapped and 21 taken hostage.
- Eight incidents have been reported in the waters off Somalia and the Gulf of Aden, with three hijacked vessels and two fired upon. IMB has not received reports of any maritime piracy incidents from vessels transiting these waters between July and September, possibly due to the prevalence of monsoons.
Note from OMC Marine and Tech. Support Center.
According to IMB, eight incidents have been reported in the waters off Somalia and the Gulf of Aden. This do not include Houthi attacks at Red sea and West of Aden.
The summary of the report is below.
You can also download detailed report
https://icc-ccs.org/piracy-reporting-centre/request-piracy-report
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