- ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) figures show a rise in piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas in the first nine months of 2020.
- This comes with a 40% increase in the number of kidnappings reported in the Gulf of Guinea.
- Pirates armed with guns and knives are abducting bigger groups of seafarers at further distances off the West African coast.
Pirates are kidnapping more seafarers off West Africa, says a International Chamber of Commerce news report.
IMB’s latest global piracy...https://mfame.guru/imb-reports-132-pirate-attacks-in-worlds-seas/