2025 in piracy

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2025 in piracy surged by up to 50% over the previous year, with the highest number of reported incidents since 2020 during the first half of the year. 90 incidents of naval armed robbery and piracy were reported by June, according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB). [1] [2] Attacks on ships in Asia rose sharply in the first quarter, with 42 incidents reported by ReCAAP. [3] Six incidents of piracy were reported in the Gulf of Guinea during the same period, with 13 crew kidnapped. [4] While attacks remained on the rise in 2025, crew injuries were few; engine spares were the most reported theft aboard those vessels that were boarded by pirates. [5]

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  1. ↑ Ng, Karen (2025-07-09). "Pirate attacks on shipping up 50% in first half of 2025". tradewindsnews.com. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  2. ↑ "Ship piracy, robberies rise 83% in Southeast Asia in Jan-June, anti-piracy group says". Reuters. 2025-07-10. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  3. ↑ "Asian piracy jumps by almost half in first quarter, ReCAAP reveals". Lloyd's List. Retrieved 2025-09-12– via mykn.kuehne-nagel.com.
  4. ↑ Ford, Dr Neil (2025-07-08). "The resurgence of pirate attacks in Somalia and the Gulf of Guinea". Africa in Fact. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  5. ↑ "List of incidents for 2025" (PDF). Recaap. Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (Recaap). Retrieved 2025-08-20.
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