Piracy in first six months at lowest level in over two decades

2016 is off to a substantially better start than 2015, according to figures from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). In its latest balance sheet, that speaks of 98 incidents in the first six months. That is a good deal fewer than the 134 in the first six months of 2015. In 2003 and 2010, the worst years, that figure climbed (over the whole year) to a peak of 445 reported pirate attacks.