The IMB has issued its annual Piracy and Armed Robbery Report, recording 116 incidents against ships in 2024 compared to 120 in 2023 and 115 in 2022.
According to the report, 94 vessels were boarded, 13 attempted attacks, six vessels hijacked and three fired upon. While the number of reported incidents in 2024 remains similar to those reported in 2023 and 2022, IMB urges caution to promote crew safety given an increase in the number of crew taken hostage or kidnapped – from 126 taken hostage in 2024 compared to 73 in 2023 and 41 in 2022. Twelve crew were reported kidnapped, compared to 14 in 2023 and two in 2022. A further 12 crew were threatened and one injured in…