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According to the International Maritime Bureau, the waters near Johor and Malacca are now surpassing Somalia as the top piracy hotbed. It attributed this to the rise in piracy off Indonesia's Tanjung Priok, Dumai, Belawan, Taboneo and Muara Jawa - where the waters have been marked as hot spots.

Weather conditions help small pirate skiffs operation As the monsoon in the NW Indian Ocean begins to subside and the weather once again becomes conducive to the operation of small pirate skiffs, the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has urged Masters not to be complacent as they transit the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden.It has called for vessels to remain alert and apply the Best Management Practices (BMP), including its reporting requirements, as it transits the area.Overall this year the attacks have fallen to 10, a trend which is attributed to the vital action of the naval vessels engaged in anti-piracy operations, compliance with the BMP and the use of professional security teams on board.Ashore in Somalia, the government in Mogadishu which has been in power for the last 12 months has provided a stabilising influence which has been missing for decades."Naval forces continue to play a key role in the response against piracy in this area from the collection of intelligence to the identification and disarming of suspected pirate vessels before they pose a threat to ships. It is vital that they remain until the situation improves ashore so that piracy is no longer a viable option ...

IMB Piracy infographic depicts maritime piracy around the world in 2013

Somalis on piracy trial face death penalty

Piracy report of Q2, 2013 reveals that somali piracy has fallen to its lowest levels According to IMB's new piracy report of Q2 2013 revealed today, somali piracy hasfallen to its lowest levels since 2006, focusing attention on violent piracy and armed robbery off the coast of West Africa.Worldwide, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) recorded 138 piracy incidents in the first six months of 2013, compared with 177 incidents for the corresponding period in 2012. Seven hijackings have been recorded this year compared with 20 in the first half of 2012. The number of sailors taken hostage also fell dramatically; down to 127 this year from 334 in the first six months of 2012.In the Gulf of Guinea, in addition to a rise in piracy and armed robbery - 31 incidents so far this year, including four hijackings - IMB reports a surge in kidnappings at sea and a wider range of ship types being targeted. This is a new cause for concern in a region already known for attacks against vessels in the oil industry and theft of gas oil from tankers."There has been a worrying trend in the kidnapping of crew from vessels well outside the territorial ...

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Seafarer Survey on the human element of worldwide piracy & armed robbery

Live Piracy & Armed Robbery: Latest ICS Report

Nautilus to support piracy research