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Sea Kidnappings Rise Despite Plummeting Global Piracy

By Administrator · On January 19, 2017

More crew were kidnapped at sea in 2016 than in any of the previous 10 years, despite global piracy reaching its lowest levels since 1998, the ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) annual piracy report has revealed. In its 2016 report, IMB recorded 191 incidents of piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas. Read More

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