IMB Piracy Review 2011
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has released its review on piracy for 2011, which reveals that pirate attacks against vessels in East and West Africa accounted for the majority of world attacks in 2011.
The report states that of the 439 attacks reported to the IMB in 2011, 275 attacks took place off Somalia on the east coast and in the Gulf of Guinea on the west coast of Africa.
There was a slight drop in the total number of recorded incidents of piracy and armed robbery worldwide, comparing the 439 recorded incidents of piracy and armed robbery in 2011 to 445 in 2010. The falling numbers, however slight, come after four consecutive years of increased piracy and armed robbery worldwide.
Overall in 2011, there were 45 vessels hijacked, 176 vessels boarded, 113 vessels fired upon and 105 reported attempted attacks. A total of eight crew members were killed throughout the year, the same number as 2010.
To view the piracy review document, click here.
IMB distributes the report for free to interested parties, and you can register your email address to automatically receive the reports when they become available by visiting www.icc-ccs.org/requestreport
Details of the very latest attacks can also be viewed on the IMB Live Piracy Map at: http://www.icc-ccs.org/livepiracymap
Source: IMB
