More attacks on tankers increased piracy in 2014
Hijackings and attacks on ships are currently at an eight-year low, but the threat remains, with 21 hijackings and 245 piracy incidents in 2014, according to the annual report from IMB Piracy Reporting Centre.
BY OLE ANDERSEN
Even though piracy and attacks on ships in global commercial shipping are decreasing, currently down at an eight-year low, this development does not at all mean that this particularly form of crime is approaching extinction.
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