MSC. 4 /Circ 264 - REPORTS ON ACTS OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY AGAINST SHIPS Annual Report – 2019
Circular Ref: O(20)44
Issue Date: 05 May 2020
The attached IMO 2019 report, which has recently been published as circular, MSC.4/Circ 264, on acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships worldwide is a good analysis of the, location, type and frequency of the incidents. Not unsurprisingly the areas with the highest number in incidents were, West Africa, Singapore and the Malacca Straits and the South China Sea. There were no incidents at all off Somalia which was by far the worst area in the past.