IMB piracy and armed robbery report for the January – September 2022 26 December 2022 No.1202 Tweet Download PDF (10,678KB) We have obtained the attached piracy and armed robbery report for the January – September 2022 from International Maritime Bureau (IMB) as well as the below summary. For details, please refer to the attached information from IMB.   According to IMB, Ninety vessels have reported incidents to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre in the first nine month of 2022. Under the definitions of piracy and armed robbery at sea, 85 vessels were boarded, four reported attempted attacks, and one vessel hijacked.   Thirty-eight crews were directly affected in these 90 attacks, with 27 taken hostage, six crew assaulted and five threatened.   The majority of the successful incidents were reported while vessels were anchored. Status when Attacked ATTEMPTED BOARDED HIJACKED Grand Total ANCHORED 3 37 40 BERTHED 1 12 13 STEAMING 36 1 37 Grand Total 4 85 1 90   Regions where incidents reported. Region ATTEMPTED BOARDED HIJACKED Grand Total AFRICA 1 2 3 (Gulf of Guinea) 1 11 1 13 AMERICA 1 17 18 INDIAN SUB-CONT 8 8 SE ASIA 1 47 48 Grand Total 4 85 1 90 Gulf of Guinea Reported incidents in the Gulf of Guinea continue to be at an all-time low with zero crew reported kidnapped. While the decline is welcome, the sustained and continued efforts of the coastal authorities and the presence of the international navies is essential to safeguard seafarers and long-term regional and international shipping and trade. The IMB continues to encourage all crews to adhere to the industry best practices while in these waters and report all incidents in as timely a manner as possible.   A total of 13 incidents have been reported in the first nine months of 2022 – of these 11 are under the definition of armed robbery and two viewed as piracy.   Asia (Singapore Straits) Thirty-one incidents were reported in these waters – an increase over the previous two years. I