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Changed since 2021- the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that 2016 saw a continued decrease in global pirate activities;
- in 2016, pirates attacked a total of 191 ships world-wide including boarding 150 ships, hijacking seven ships, and firing on 12;
- this activity is down from 246 incidents in 2015;
- in 2016, the number of hostages dropped to 151, however, the number of seafarers kidnapped for ransom increased dramatically to 62 with over half taken off West Africa;
- the first half of 2017 saw 87 incidents compared with 97 during the same time period in 2016;
- during this six-month period, 63 ships were boarded, 12 fired upon, and four hijacked, resulting in 63 crew members taken hostage, 41 kidnapped for ransom, three injured, and two killed;
- the Horn of Africa continued to see pirate activities with nine incidents in the first half of 2017, a slight increase over 2016;
- the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa was due, in part, to anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships;
- despite these preventative measures, the assessed risk remains high;
- Operation Ocean Shield, the NATO naval task force established in 2009 to combat Somali piracy, concluded its operations in December 2016 as a result of the drop in reported incidents over the last few years;
- the EU naval mission continues its operatons in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean;
- West African piracy is a growing threat with 36 attacks in 2016 compared to 14 in 2015;
- Nigerian pirates are very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore and linked with at least three hijackings that occurred in this area;
- attacks in South Asian waters remain at low levels with a decrease in Bangladesh from 11 incidents in 2015 to three in 2016;
- Peru reported 11 incidents, up from none in 2015;
- attacks in Viet Nam declined from 15 in 2015 to seven in 2016
the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that 2016 saw a continued decrease in global pirate activities; in 2016, pirates attacked a total of 191 ships world-wide including boarding 150 ships, hijacking seven ships, and firing on 12; this activity is down from 246 incidents in 2015; in 2016, the number of hostages dropped to 151, however, the number of seafarers kidnapped for ransom increased dramatically to 62 with over half taken off West Africa;
the first half of 2017 saw 87 incidents compared with 97 during the same time period in 2016; during this six-month period, 63 ships were boarded, 12 fired upon, and four hijacked, resulting in 63 crew members taken hostage, 41 kidnapped for ransom, three injured, and two killed; the Horn of Africa continued to see pirate activities with nine incidents in the first half of 2017, a slight increase over 2016; the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa was due, in part, to anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships; despite these preventative measures, the assessed risk remains high;
Operation Ocean Shield, the NATO naval task force established in 2009 to combat Somali piracy, concluded its operations in December 2016 as a result of the drop in reported incidents over the last few years; the EU naval mission continues its operatons in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean; West African piracy is a growing threat with 36 attacks in 2016 compared to 14 in 2015; Nigerian pirates are very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore and linked with at least three hijackings that occurred in this area; attacks in South Asian waters remain at low levels with a decrease in Bangladesh from 11 incidents in 2015 to three in 2016; Peru reported 11 incidents, up from none in 2015; attacks in Viet Nam declined from 15 in 2015 to seven in 2016
- the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that 2017 saw a continued slight decrease in global pirate activities;
- in 2017, pirates attacked a total of 180 ships world-wide including boarding 136 ships, hijacking six ships, and firing on 16;
- this activity is down from 191 incidents in 2016;
- in 2017, the number of hostages dropped to 91, however, the number of seafarers kidnapped for ransom increased dramatically to 75 with nearly all taken off West Africa;
- three mariners were killed world-wide in 2017 Operation Ocean Shield, the NATO naval task force established in 2009 to combat Somali piracy, concluded its operations in December 2016 as a result of the drop in reported incidents over the last few years;
- the EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, continues its operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean through 2020;
- naval units from Japan, India, and China also operate in conjuction with EU forces;
- China has established a logistical base in Djibouti to support its deployed naval units in the Horn of Africa the Horn of Africa continued to see pirate activities with 12 incidents in 2017, a slight increase over 2016;
- the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa since the peak in 2007 was due, in part, to anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships;
- despite these preventative measures, the assessed risk remains high West African piracy is a continuing threat with 33 attacks in 2017 compared to 36 in 2016;
- Nigerian pirates are very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore and boarding 20 ships in 2017;
- attacks in South Asian waters remain at low levels with an increase in Bangladesh from three incidents in 2016 to 11 in 2017;
- Peru reported two incidents in 2017, down from 11 in 2016;
- attacks in Vietnam declined from nine in 2016 to two in 2017;
- the majority of global attacks against shipping have occured in the offshore waters of five countries - Nigeria, Indonesia, Philippines, Venezuela, and Bangladesh
the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that 2016 2017 saw a continued slight decrease in global pirate activities; in 2016, 2017, pirates attacked a total of 191 180 ships world-wide including boarding 150 136 ships, hijacking seven six ships, and firing on 12; 16; this activity is down from 246 191 incidents in 2015; 2016; in 2016, 2017, the number of hostages dropped to 151, 91, however, the number of seafarers kidnapped for ransom increased dramatically to 62 75 with over half nearly all taken off West Africa;first half NATO naval task force established in 2009 to combat Somali piracy, concluded its operations in December 2016 as a result of 2017 saw 87 the drop in reported incidents compared with 97 during over the same time period last few years; the EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, continues its operations in 2016; during this six-month period, 63 ships were boarded, 12 fired upon, the Gulf of Aden and four hijacked, resulting in 63 crew members taken hostage, 41 kidnapped for ransom, three injured, Indian Ocean through 2020; naval units from Japan, India, and two killed; China also operate in conjuction with EU forces; China has established a logistical base in Djibouti to support its deployed naval units in the Horn of Africa the Horn of Africa continued to see pirate activities with nine 12 incidents in the first half of 2017, a slight increase over 2016; the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa since the peak in 2007 was due, in part, to anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships; despite these preventative measures, the assessed risk remains high; high West African piracy is a
Operation Ocean Shield, the NATO naval task force established in 2009 to combat Somali piracy, concluded its operations in December 2016 as a result of the drop in reported incidents over the last few years; the EU naval mission continues its operatons in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean;growing continuing threat with 36 33 attacks in 2016 2017 compared to 14 36 in 2015; 2016; Nigerian pirates are very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore and linked with at least three hijackings that occurred boarding 20 ships in this area; 2017; attacks in South Asian waters remain at low levels with a decrease an increase in Bangladesh from 11 three incidents in 2015 2016 to three 11 in 2016; 2017; Peru reported 11 incidents, up two incidents in 2017, down from none 11 in 2015; 2016; attacks in Viet Nam Vietnam declined from 15 nine in 2015 2016 to seven two in 2016 2017; the majority of global attacks against shipping have occured in the offshore waters of five countries - Nigeria, Indonesia, Philippines, Venezuela, and Bangladesh
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
- The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that 2018 saw an increase in global pirate activities;
- in 2018, pirates attacked a total of 201 ships worldwide including boarding 143 ships, hijacking six ships, and firing on 18;
- this activity is an increase from 180 incidents in 2017;
- in 2018, the number of hostages increased to 141, however, the number of seafarers kidnapped for ransom increased to 83 compared with 75 in 2017, with nearly all taken off West Africa Operation Ocean Shield, the NATO naval task force established in 2009 to combat Somali piracy, concluded its operations in December 2016 as a result of the drop in reported incidents over the last few years;
- the EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, continues its operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean through 2020;
- naval units from Japan, India, and China also operate in conjunction with EU forces;
- China has established a logistical base in Djibouti to support its deployed naval units in the Horn of Africa The Horn of Africa continued to see pirate activities with three incidents in 2018, a slight decrease over 2017;
- the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa since the peak in 2007 was due, in part, to anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships;
- despite these preventative measures, the assessed risk remains high West African piracy more than doubled in 2018 to become the most dangerous area in the world with 85 attacks in 2018 compared to 33 in 2017;
- Nigerian pirates are very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore and boarding 29 ships in 2018;
- attacks in South Asian waters remain at low levels with 12 attacks off Bangladesh in 2018, up from 11 in 2017;
- Peru reported four incidents in 2018, up from two in 2017;
- attacks in Vietnam rose from two in 2017 to four in 2018;
- the majority of global attacks against shipping have occurred in the offshore waters of five countries - Nigeria, Indonesia, Philippines, Venezuela, and Bangladesh. (2018)
the The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that 2017 2018 saw a continued slight decrease an increase in global pirate activities; in 2017, 2018, pirates attacked a total of 180 201 ships world-wide worldwide including boarding 136 143 ships, hijacking six ships, and firing on 16; 18; this activity is down an increase from 191 180 incidents in 2016; 2017; in 2017, 2018, the number of hostages dropped increased to 91, 141, however, the number of seafarers kidnapped for ransom increased dramatically to 83 compared with 75 in 2017, with nearly all taken off West Africa; three mariners were killed world-wide in 2017 Africa Operation Ocean Shield, the NATO naval task force established in 2009 to combat Somali piracy, concluded its operations in December 2016 as a result of the drop in reported incidents over the last few years; the EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, continues its operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean through 2020; naval units from Japan, India, and China also operate in conjuction conjunction with EU forces; China has established a logistical base in Djibouti to support its deployed naval units in the Horn of Africa the The Horn of Africa continued to see pirate activities with 12 three incidents in 2017, 2018, a slight increase decrease over 2016; 2017; the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa since the peak in 2007 was due, in part, to anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships; despite these preventative measures, the assessed risk remains high West African piracy is a continuing threat more than doubled in 2018 to become the most dangerous area in the world with 33 85 attacks in 2017 2018 compared to 36 33 in 2016; 2017; Nigerian pirates are very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore and boarding 20 29 ships in 2017; 2018; attacks in South Asian waters remain at low levels with an increase in 12 attacks off Bangladesh from three incidents in 2016 to 2018, up from 11 in 2017; Peru reported two four incidents in 2017, down 2018, up from 11 two in 2016; 2017; attacks in Vietnam declined rose from nine two in 2016 2017 to two four in 2017; 2018; the majority of global attacks against shipping have occured occurred in the offshore waters of five countries - Nigeria, Indonesia, Philippines, Venezuela, and Bangladesh Bangladesh. (2018)
- the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that 2020 saw an increase in global pirate activities;
- in 2020, pirates attacked a total of 195 ships worldwide including boarding 161 ships, hijacking three ships, and firing on 11;
- this activity is an increase from 162 incidents in 2019;
- in 2020, the number of hostages taken was 34, however, the number of seafarers kidnapped for ransom increased to 135 compared with 44 in 2019, with nearly all taken off West Africa
- the EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, continues its operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean through 2022;
- naval units from Japan, India, and China also operate in conjunction with EU forces;
- China has established a logistical base in Djibouti to support its deployed naval units in the Horn of Africa
- the Horn of Africa saw no pirate activities in 2020, down from two attacks in 2019;
- the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa since the peak in 2007 was due, in part, to anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships;
- despite these preventative measures, the assessed risk remains high
- West Africa remains the most dangerous area for piracy in the world with 98 attacks in 2020 compared to 132 in 2019, including all three hijackings and 9 of 11 ships fired upon;
- Nigerian pirates are very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore and kidnapping 130 mariners in 22 incidents accounting for over 95% of crew kidnappings world-wide;
- attacks against ships underway in the Singapore Straits continued to increase to 23 incidents in 2020;
- there were 26 attacks in Indonesian waters in 2020 compared to 25 in 2019, primarily to ships anchored or berthed;
- the majority of global attacks against shipping have occurred in the offshore waters of five countries - Nigeria, Indonesia, Philippines, Venezuela, and Bangladesh (2021)
The the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that 2018 2020 saw an increase in global pirate activities; in 2018, 2020, pirates attacked a total of 201 195 ships worldwide including boarding 143 161 ships, hijacking six three ships, and firing on 18; 11; this activity is an increase from 180 162 incidents in 2017; 2019; in 2018, 2020, the number of hostages increased to 141, taken was 34, however, the number of seafarers kidnapped for ransom increased to 83 135 compared with 75 44 in 2017, 2019, with nearly all taken off West Africa Operation Ocean Shield, the NATO naval task force established in 2009 to combat Somali piracy, concluded its operations in December 2016 as a result of the drop in reported incidents over the last few years;
the EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, continues its operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean through 2020; 2022; naval units from Japan, India, and China also operate in conjunction with EU forces; China has established a logistical base in Djibouti to support its deployed naval units in the Horn of Africa The
the Horn of Africa continued to see saw no pirate activities with three incidents in 2018, a slight decrease over 2017; 2020, down from two attacks in 2019; the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa since the peak in 2007 was due, in part, to anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships; despite these preventative measures, the assessed risk remains high
West African piracy more than doubled in 2018 to become Africa remains the most dangerous area for piracy in the world with 85 98 attacks in 2018 2020 compared to 33 132 in 2017; 2019, including all three hijackings and 9 of 11 ships fired upon; Nigerian pirates are very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore and boarding 29 ships in 2018; attacks kidnapping 130 mariners in South Asian waters remain at low levels with 12 22 incidents accounting for over 95% of crew kidnappings world-wide; attacks off Bangladesh in 2018, up from 11 against ships underway in 2017; Peru reported four the Singapore Straits continued to increase to 23 incidents in 2018, up from two in 2017; 2020; there were 26 attacks in Vietnam rose from two Indonesian waters in 2017 2020 compared to four 25 in 2018; 2019, primarily to ships anchored or berthed; the majority of global attacks against shipping have occurred in the offshore waters of five countries - Nigeria, Indonesia, Philippines, Venezuela, and Bangladesh. (2018) Bangladesh (2021)
- the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that 2021 saw a decrease in global pirate activities;
- in 2021, pirates attacked a total of 132 ships worldwide including boarding 115 ships, hijacking one ship, and firing on five;
- this activity is a decrease from 195 incidents in 2020 and the lowest number recorded since 1994;
- in 2021, the number of hostages taken was eight, and the number of seafarers kidnapped for ransom decreased to 57 compared with 135 in 2020, with all taken off West Africa
- the EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, continues its operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean through 2022;
- naval units from Japan, India, and China also operate in conjunction with EU forces;
- China has established a logistical base in Djibouti to support its deployed naval units in the Horn of Africa
- the Horn of Africa saw one incident of pirate activity in 2021, up from no attacks in 2020;
- the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa since the peak in 2007 was due, in part, to anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships;
- despite these preventative measures, the assessed risk remains high
- West Africa remains a dangerous area for piracy in the world, but saw a dramatic decrease in incidents with 34 attacks in 2021 compared to 81 in 2020, including one hijacking and three of five ships fired upon;
- Nigerian pirates are very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore and kidnapping 57 mariners in seven incidents accounting for all crew kidnappings world-wide;
- attacks against ships underway in the Singapore Straits increased 50% to 35 incidents in 2021;
- there were nine attacks in Indonesian waters in 2021 compared to 26 in 2020, primarily to ships anchored or berthed;
- the majority (71%) of global attacks against shipping have occurred in the offshore waters of eight countries - Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, Malaysia/Singapore, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, and Sao Tome and Principe (2021)
the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that 2020 2021 saw an increase a decrease in global pirate activities; in 2020, 2021, pirates attacked a total of 195 132 ships worldwide including boarding 161 115 ships, hijacking three ships, one ship, and firing on 11; five; this activity is an increase a decrease from 162 195 incidents in 2019; 2020 and the lowest number recorded since 1994; in 2020, 2021, the number of hostages taken was 34, however, eight, and the number of seafarers kidnapped for ransom increased decreased to 135 57 compared with 44 135 in 2019, 2020, with nearly all taken off West Africa
the EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, continues its operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean through 2022; naval units from Japan, India, and China also operate in conjunction with EU forces; China has established a logistical base in Djibouti to support its deployed naval units in the Horn of Africa
the Horn of Africa saw no one incident of pirate activities activity in 2020, down 2021, up from two no attacks in 2019; 2020; the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa since the peak in 2007 was due, in part, to anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships; despite these preventative measures, the assessed risk remains high
West Africa remains the most a dangerous area for piracy in the world world, but saw a dramatic decrease in incidents with 98 34 attacks in 2020 2021 compared to 132 81 in 2019, 2020, including all three hijackings one hijacking and 9 three of 11 five ships fired upon; Nigerian pirates are very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore and kidnapping 130 57 mariners in 22 seven incidents accounting for over 95% of all crew kidnappings world-wide; attacks against ships underway in the Singapore Straits continued to increase increased 50% to 23 35 incidents in 2020; 2021; there were 26 nine attacks in Indonesian waters in 2020 2021 compared to 25 26 in 2019, 2020, primarily to ships anchored or berthed; the majority (71%) of global attacks against shipping have occurred in the offshore waters of five eight countries - Nigeria, Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, Malaysia/Singapore, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Venezuela, and Bangladesh Sao Tome and Principe (2021)
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