Acts of piracy on the world’s seas have surged this year, according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB). It pointed to the waters between Singapore and Indonesia in particular.
Pirates have posed a growing problem for global shipping this year, with 45 cases of piracy and armed robbery against ships recorded in the first quarter, according to the London-based International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
The increase represents an almost 35% rise compared to the same period in 2024, the IMB said.
From January to March of last year, 33 incidents were reported, and 27 in the first quarter of 2023.
Maybe this will help with climate change.
Didn’t know 35000 was larger than 45000
The longer you look, the worse it gets.
The way this data is charted is causing me physical pain
I suspect that’s on purpose
For what its worth, the golden age of piracy could only have happened thanks to a roughly century-long cool spell that effectively meant barely any hurricanes at all to sink pirate ships.
Vikings were pirates when it was still cool.