No.1282
2024 年 7 月 17 日

外航組合員各位
国際海事局（IMB）海賊と武装強盗に関する 2024 年上半期報告書

国際海事局海賊情報センター（IMB PRC：The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre）から 2024 年上半期の海賊と武装強盗に関する報告書を受領しましたので、IMB による要約と共にご案内申し上げます。詳細は添付資料をご参照ください。
要約
2024 年上半期において、合計 60 件の事件が報告されました。内訳は、46 隻が侵入、8 隻が襲撃未遂、4 隻がハイジャックされ、2 隻が発砲されました。船員 85 人が人質に取られ、11 人は誘拐され、2 人は脅迫されるなど、船員への暴力や脅迫は続いています。
下表のとおり、事件の大半は船舶が停泊中もしくは航行中に報告されています。
Status when
Attacked
Attempted
BoardedFired Upon
HijackedAnchored

6GrandTotal

2632

44BerthedSteaming

2162424Grand Total

8462460

事件が報告された地域は下表のとおりです。
RegionAfrica (Somalia)
Africa (Gulf ofGuinea)
AmericasIndian Sub-Cont
East & SE Asia
Grand Total

Attempted
1348Boarded
29192546

Fired Upon
2Hijacked
3124GrandTotal
8101122960

ソマリア
この海域では合計 8 件の事件が報告されています。この数字には 2 隻の漁船と 1 隻のばら積み貨物船のハイジャックが含まれます。
発砲 2 隻はこの地域で発生しました。
ソマリア沖海賊の復活が懸念され、警戒が必要な一方で、彼らがこの海域の脆弱な海上安全環境を最大限に利用しようとしている可能性もあります。船長は最新版の BMP（Best Management Practices）で推奨されている全ての項目に従う
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ことが求められます。
ギニア湾
5 月に Cabo Verde 沖で発生したプロダクトタンカーの事件は異例です。犯人は積荷を盗むために本船を狙ったようですが、失敗に終わりました。通信、航行、インターネットや機器類に被害が及んだことも懸念材料で、攻撃性が高まっていることを示しています。この海域で事件が持続的に減少していることは待ち望んできたことですが、より広いギニア湾水域で船員の安心と安全を促進するために、地域が協力し、最善の努力を継続するよう推奨します。
アジア
バングラデシュ：2024 年、バングラデシュ海域では事件の増加が顕著です。2023 年の上半期は 1 件でしたが、2024 年上半期は 10 件の報告がありました。全ての事件は停泊中の船舶から報告されました。2 件の人質（陸上監視員）も報告されています。
インドネシア：事件報告数が増加しています。報告された事件 12 件のうち、6 件は Dumai 停泊地で発生しました。船員 2 人が人質に取られ、1 人は脅迫されました。
シンガポール海峡：2023 年と比較すると事件報告数は減少しています。しかしながら、IMB は未報告の事件を認識しています。ほとんどは単なる出来心によるものと考えられますが、主な懸念は侵入された船舶の大きさです。175,000 DWT を超える船舶が 3 隻、60,000 DWT を超える船舶 6 隻が航行中に侵入され、航行中のリスクが上昇している可能性があります。
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添付資料：2024 Jan－Jun IMB Piracy and Armed Robbery Report－MEDIA RELEASE
2024 Jan－Jun IMB Piracy and Armed Robbery Report
IMB 2024 Jan－Jun Piracy Report Trends

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MEDIA RELEASE

London, 11 July 2024

No room for complacency: maritime piracy incidents fall but crew safety remains at risk
ICC’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is calling for sustained vigilance to protect seafarers amid
increasing violence despite an overall drop in the number of incidents reported in IMB’s mid-year
report for 2024, released today.
Sixty incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were recorded in the first half of 2024, a
decrease from 65 incidents for the same period in 2023.
ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO said: “While we are reassured to see a fall in the numberof overall reported acts of piracy, the concerning rise in incidents of a violent nature underscores theneed for continued vigilance from the international community to ensure the safety of all seafarers —especially at this time of heightened uncertainty for maritime transport.”
Of the 60 incidents reported, 46 vessels were boarded, eight reported attempted attacks, four werehijacked and two were fired upon. Perpetrators successfully boarded 84% of targeted vessels.
Violence towards crew continues, with 85 taken hostage compared to 36 in the same period last year,
11 kidnapped and two threatened. Guns and knives were reported in 34 of the 60 incidents, a worrying
increase from the same period last year.
IMB Director Michael Howlett said:"While the decline in reported incidents is welcome, sustained and continued regional maritime
cooperation remains essential to safeguard seafarers, global shipping and trade. There is no room forcomplacency."
Caution urged around Somali waters
Despite the decline in global reported incidents Somali piracy still poses a threat, with eight reported
incidents in the first half of 2024, including three hijackings.
Recent incidents demonstrate the continued capability and capacity of the Somali pirates to target
vessels up to 1,000 nautical miles (nm) off the Somali coast.
“We continue to urge caution around Somali piracy incidents and call on all vessel owners and Masters
to harden their vessels and follow all recommended guidelines in the latest Best Management
Practices while transiting Somali waters,” Mr Howlett said.
Concern for crew in Gulf of Guinea
Incidents have dropped from 14 to 10 in the Gulf of Guinea but threats to crew safety and wellbeing
continue to be a cause of concern.
The region accounts for the 11-crew kidnapped globally in the first half of 2024 in two separate
incidents and 21 of the crew taken hostage in one incident.

IMB reiterates the need for a continued and robust regional and international naval presence torespond to these incidents and safeguard life at sea.
Low reporting in Singapore Straits
There is a noticeable decrease of reported incidents in the Singapore Straits from 13 in the first halfof 2024 compared to 20 the same period last year. However, the targeting and boarding of large
vessels transiting through these waters remains worrying.
While considered low level opportunistic crimes, 10 crew were taken hostage in six separate incidentswith guns and knives reported in 10 incidents.
Despite the decline of reported incidents, IMB is aware of incidents not being reported.
Rising incidents in the Indonesian archipelagic region and Bangladesh
IMB has recorded 12 incidents in the Indonesian archipelago, the highest since the first half of 2020
when 15 incidents were reported.
Two crew were reported as taken hostage and one threatened during these incidents. Knives werereported in six incidents and guns in one incident. This year, six incidents occurred at Dumai anchorage
compared to one in the first half of 2023.
Low-level incidents have increased in Bangladesh, up from one in the first six months of 2023 to ten
in 2024. This is the highest reported number of incidents in the first half of a year since 2015. All vessels
were at anchorage with nine incidents reported at Chattogram.
Request a copy of the 2024-January to June- Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships report - here.
About IMB Piracy Reporting Centre
Since its founding in 1991, IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre serves as a crucial, 24-hour point of contact
to report crimes of piracy and lend support to ships under threat. Quick reactions and a focus on
coordinating with response agencies, sending out warning broadcasts and email alerts to ships have
all helped bolster security on the high seas. The data gathered by the Centre also provides key insights
on the nature and state of modern piracy.
IMB encourages all shipmasters and owners to report all actual, attempted and suspected global
piracy and armed robbery incidents to the Piracy Reporting Centre as a vital first step to ensuring
adequate resources are allocated by authorities to tackle maritime piracy.
For more information, please contact:
Michael Howlett,Director, ICC International Maritime Bureau
Tel: +44 207 423 6960,
Email: mhowlett@icc-ccs.org

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