IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) received 195 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships worldwide in 2020, up from 162 in 2019, the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s annual piracy report has stated. The incidents included three hijacked vessels, 11 vessels fired upon, 20 attempted attacks, and 161 vessels boarded. The…
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