TIM eMagazine Vol.2 Issue 10
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total of 180 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against
ships were reported to the International Chamber of
Commerce’s (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in
2017, according to the latest IMB report.
It is the lowest annual number of incidents since 1995,
when 188 reports were received.
In 2017, 136 vessels were boarded, while there were 22
attempted attacks, 16 vessels fired upon and six vesse