IMB piracy and armed robbery report for January – March 2024 12 April 2024 No.1267 Tweet Download PDF (8,065KB) We have received the 2024 January - March piracy and armed robbery report from the International Maritime Bureau Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC) together with the summary below. For more details, please refer to the attached files. Summary The 2024 January - March are broken down as 24 vessels boarded, six attempted attacks, two vessels hijacked and one fired upon. Violence against and the threat to crews continues with 35 crew taken hostage, nine crew kidnapped and one threatened. The majority of the successful incidents were reported while vessels were anchored or steaming. Status when Attacked BOARDED ATTEMPTED HIJACKED FIRED UPON Grand Total ANCHORED 15 5   20 BERTHED 1     1 STEAMING 8 1 2 1 12 Grand Total 24 6 2 1 33   Regions where incidents reported. Region BOARDED ATTEMPTED HIJACKED FIRED UPON Grand Total AFRICA (Somalia) 1 1 2 1 5 AFRICA (Gulf of Guinea) 6       6 INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT 7 2   9 SE ASIA 10 3   13 Grand Total 24 6 2 1 33 Somalia The threat of Somali piracy continues with two reported hijackings. In addition, one vessel each was fired upon, boarded and reported an attempted approach. These incidents have been reported at great distances from the Somali coastline, demonstrating their continued capacity and capabilities. Gulf of Guinea Incidents within the Gulf of Guinea waters and the littoral states continue to remain curtailed. Six incidents were reported in between January and March 2024 compared to five in the same period of 2023. The reduction is welcomed. However, on 1 January 2024 a product tanker was boarded around 45nm south of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. Nine crew, including the Master and C/E were kidnapped suggesting the criminality of piracy remains a real threat Asia Bangladesh: There has been a noticeable increase in incidents in Bangladeshi waters in 2024. Seven report