They have been 43 attacks it of the pirates to the ships happened in the first trimester of this year



In the first three months of this year 43 have happened attack of pirates to the ships regarding 37 in the same period of 2016. The boarded ships have been 33 (29 in the first trimester of 2016) and two those seized (3) both in waters to the wide one of the Somalia, area in which seizures from May 2012 did not happen.

The last relationship on the piracy actions that are diffused today by ICC the Commercial Crime Services of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) evidences that the 33 marine ones have been taken hostage in the first trimester of 2017 regarding 28 in the correspondent period last year and that marine the kidnapped ones have been 27 regarding 26 in the first three months of 2016.

Moreover in the first three months of this year the pirates have boarded altogether 33 ships and four ships have been object of trying attack.

The relationship evidences also persisting of acts of violence by the pirates who operate in Nigeria and waters around the southern Philippines, where in February is killed two marine ones. Moreover less serious incidents in Indonesia continue to happen, constituted in great part from thefts on the ships to the anchor.

Today, moreover, also the Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP), the not governmental organization that has center in Colorado, the USA, has introduced the own seventh annual report on the piracy actions, first that, besides the areas of the western Indian Ocean, of the West Africa and oriental and Asia, for the first time include also the regions of the Latin America and the Caribbean.

The relationship for year 2016 of the OBP emphasizes that in waters of the East Africa 18 incidents regarding 13 in 2015 have happened and that the total costs of the measures and initiatives in order to contrast piracy in the region, even if it quickly has an increment from 1,3 billion dollars in 2015 to 1,7 billion dollars in 2016 (between which the marine acquisition of security services for a total value of 726,1 million dollars and 228,3 million dollars of costs of the activities of international the naval forces), it has recorded during the last few years a decided decrease passing from seven billions of dollars in 2010 to three billions of dollars in 2013 in order to still come down to 2,3 billion dollars in 2014 and the next year.

However the relationship finds that if such costs are diminished, little has been but the deep ones addressed to institute regional security systems face to contrast the illegal marine activities, and emphasizes that, if the international engagement in order to contrast piracy in the region (than currently it represents 95% of means, the measures and the initiatives put in existence in the area) will come ulteriorly reduced before is instituted a suitable local mechanism of safety, then this will be able to create opportunity for the activities of the pirates and illegal other asset.

The document of the precise OBP that last year is notified 27 incidents in East Africa, assaults that have not carried to the seizure of some ship but that they have involved 545 marine ones. Moreover today in area eight marine they are held hostage by two years and 39 days, while last year, on 22 October, 26 marine after a seizure which lasted very four years and 212 days are released.

The relationship announces moreover that last year in West Africa 95 have happened attack (54 in 2015), of which two third party to the wide one of Nigeria, that they have involved marine 1,921 (1,225 in 2015) of which 96 44 are taken hostage (). In Asia 129 incidents (199 have happened) that they have involved marine 2,283 (3,674) of which 67 they are taken hostage. At last in Latin America and the Caribbean 27 involved incidents with 527 marine ones are recorded.