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By Sam Whelan
Piracy attacks in South-east Asia now account for 60% of global incidents, with a surge of activity in Vietnam marking it as a new global hotspot.
Using data from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), a new report by insurance firm Allianz shows global piracy attacks increased for the first time in five years in 2015, albeit by just one incident, up to 246 compared with 245 in 2014.
While attacks in Africa are declining as international naval efforts slow down piracy off the coasts ...
Comment on this article
Sam Chambers
May 12, 2016 at 2:07 pmThis report is misleading/ out of date … as it refers to last year when in fact piracy incidents have shifted away from Vietnamese waters now
Sam Whelan
May 13, 2016 at 3:03 amHi Sam
Thanks for pointing that out.
The Q1 2016 ReCAAP report recorded only 1 incident in Vietnam compared to 7 for the same period last year. It will be interesting to see the full year-on-year comparison in 2017
Best regards
Sam
David Rider
May 12, 2016 at 2:21 pmDespite requests from numerous sources, no evidence of an actual pirate attack plus hack has ever been presented, as far as I am aware. We contacted Verizon for further details on their data breach report, but received no response. The incident referred to has not appeared in any reports from IMB, ReCAAP or others as far as I am aware.
Sam Whelan
May 13, 2016 at 3:17 amHi David
Thanks for your comment.
Perhaps the shipping line failed to report the incidents due to fear of reputation damage.
Best regards
Sam