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There has been a significant decrease in the number of acts of piracy against ships
The first half of this year saw the lowest number of accidents since 1994
July 13, 2021
In the first half of 2021, 32% of all accidents it occurred in the Gulf of Guinea, where it occurred all 50 kidnappings of seafarers and the killing of a crew member. In the Strait of Singapore were recorded 16 accidents compared to 11 in the first half of the 2020 and on the rise were also the accidents off the coast of the Peru's coasts that have doubled to nine.
If in the first quarter of 2021 the number of acts of piracy is decreased by -19% on the same period last year, in the the next quarter the decline was more accentuated (-41%) there were 30 accidents compared to 51 in the second quarter of 2020.
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