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International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest global piracy report details 68 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships, the lowest total since 1994, down from 98 incidents during the same period last year. In the first six months of 2021, IMB's Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) reported 61 vessels boarded, four attempted attacks, two vessels fired upon and one vessel hijacked.

Despite the overall decline in reported incidents, violence against crews has continued with 50 crew kidnapped, three each threatened and taken hostage, two assaulted, one injured and one killed throughout the first half of 2021. While the reduced numbers of reported incidents is welcome, the IMB PRC continues to caution against complacency.


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