Last year, the number of acts of piracy and brigandage has decreased slightly as there have been 295 incidents compared to 300 in 2022. This was announced today by the center French for maritime safety Maritime Information Cooperation & Awareness Center (MICA Center), specifying that the last year the highest number of acts of piracy occurred in the Indian Ocean with 18 incidents compared to 13 in 2022, followed by the five incidents recorded in the Gulf of Guinea (seven in the 2022), two in the Americas and the Caribbean (seven in 2022) and one incident in Southeast Asia and the Pacific (four in 2022). As for acts of brigandage against ships, i.e. acts of piracy committed in the territorial waters of a State, in 2023 The highest number occurred in the region of Americas and the Caribbean (105 vs. 115 in 2022), followed by Southeast Asia and the Pacific (103 compared to 86), the Indian Ocean (33 compared to 43) and the Gulf of Guinea (26 compared to 25). In addition, in 2023 there was a act of piracy and one of brigandage, while in the previous year No accidents had occurred.

The MICA centre's annual report highlights that in 2023 the The most significant change of scenery is represented by the extension of the conflict between Israel and Hamas to the region of the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, to which Added resurgence of the threat of piracy offshore of the coasts of Somalia.