NEW FIGURES from the IMB for 2010 today showed 436 reports of piracy and armed robbery, from 406 in 2009.The number of total hijackings worldwide for 2010 was 51 compared to 49 in 2009, the International Maritime Bureau added, while the total incidents attributed to Somali pirates was 218 – with 47 vessels hijacked and 1,001 crew members taken hostage – from 217 incidents and 867 hostages last year.
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Source: Safety at Sea
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