Unbelievably Marine Piracy continued to grow in 2009, which should be a sobering thought for all us sea dogs who like to roam the seven seas.
The ICC International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC) has just released it’s 2009 annual report and it makes bleak reading for insurance loss adjusters and marine insurance actuaries trying to set rates for 2010.
Piracy and armed robbery incidents topped 400 in 2009.
Incredibly in these days of satellite surveillance and Type 45 Destroyers, incidents of Marine Piracy have grown from 239 in 2006 to 406 in 2009.
The total number of incidents attributed to the Somali pirates stands at 217 with 47 vessels hijacked and 867 crew members taken hostage.