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Last year the number of actions of piracy against the ships is diminished of -7%
In increase the assaults against the small tankers in the Asian south-east
January 14, 2015
Last year in the world 245 actions of piracy against the ships have happened, with a decrease of the -7% regarding 264 in 2013 and - it has emphasized the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) - with a decrease of the -44% regarding 2011 when the peak of the assaults lead from pirates happened somalis. In 2014 - the IMB has announced - the pirates somalis have been responsible for 11 attack, that they have been all blanketed.
Instead they are increased to the assaults against the small tankers to the wide one of the coasts of the Asian south-east that have determined an increase of the number of seizures of ships recorded world-wise, that it is gone up by 1/2 in 2013 to 21 in 2014 although - has evidenced the IMB - the number of incidents of marine piracy is come down to the level more low of last the eight years.
In the 2014 pirates they have taken hostage altogether 442 marine ones regarding 304 in the year precedence. The boarded ships have been 183 and 13 have been object of firearm blows, against respective 202 and 22 in 2013. Last year the pirates have killed four marine ones (in 2013) and nine (36 have kidnapped).
Between the world-wide areas to fort risk piracy besides the Asian south-east and to the region of the Horn of Africa, in West Africa 41 incidents have happened, even if the International Maritime Bureau signals that many assaults are not denounced to the authorities. In the sun Nigerian waters 18 are completed attack, while in waters of the Ghana three seizures of ships are carried out and seven are boarded. In Bangladesh 21 incidents regarding 12 in 2013 are recorded.
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Last year in the world 245 actions of piracy against the ships have happened, with a decrease of the -7% regarding 264 in 2013 and - it has emphasized the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) - with a decrease of the -44% regarding 2011 when the peak of the assaults lead from pirates happened somalis. In 2014 - the IMB has announced - the pirates somalis have been responsible for 11 attack, that they have been all blanketed.
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