In the third quarter of this year, acts of piracy against the ships have been 34, with an increment of +6% on the same period of 2022. The most worrying increase was the number of seafarers taken hostage during These assaults: 33 in the July-September quarter of this year compared to four in summer 2022. In addition, five seafarers are He was threatened and one was injured. Over Of the attacks, 28 ships were boarded, one was seized and five ships were shot by fire. The attacks were conducted against eight tankers, 16 bulk carriers, two container ships and eight naval units of other type (5, 10, 5 and 11 respectively in the third quarter of 2022).

In the first nine months of 2023 at the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) of the International Chamber of Commerce have been reported Overall 99 attacks against ships compared to 90 incidents in the same period of 2022. This year, 85 people were boarded ships and attempted assaults against nine other units Naval. Three ships were hijacked and two were subject to gunshots. Pirates managed to get on board of 89% of ships assaulted and most accidents occurred are verified overnight. The IMB pointed out that, despite the number of acts of violence against members of the crews of the ships are among the lowest of the last Three decades, risks to seafarers remain high with 69 people taken hostage in the first nine months of this year, 14 kidnapped, eight threatened, three injured and one attacked.

The IMB has specified that a region that does not follow the trend of decrease in accidents in progress in the last two years is that of the Gulf of Guinea, which continues to cause concern with 21 incidents reported in the period January-September 2023 compared to 14 in the same period last year. During These attacks were taken hostage 54 seafarers, 14 are were swift and two injured.

The level of crime in the Straits of Singapore where they have been 33 incidents reported compared to 31 in the first nine months of 2022. In this region, 31 ships have been boarded, five members of the Crews were taken hostage and two were threatened.