News / Somali pirates are discouraged by armed guards, but other global hotspots emerge

16/01/2014

The effectiveness of armed guards on ships transiting pirate-infested waters has again been demonstrated by newly released figures for last year which show a further decline in successful attacks on ships.

The ICC’s International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre recorded 264 reported and actual pirates attacks ...

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