Piracy Reports

Reports of actual and attempted attacks by pirates and armed robbers against ships are continuously promulgated via IMO's Piracy and Armed Robbery module within the Organization's Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS) as soon as they are received by the Secretariat from Member States and reporting organizations and entities (subject to registration). Relevant guidance is available within the module in GISIS to enable users to create and download customized reports, e.g. by geographical area or time period.

At its ninety-ninth session in May 2018, the Committee agreed to discontinue the monthly circulars containing reports on incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships, while maintaining the comprehensive annual reports as part of the series of MSC.4 circulars. However, the Secretariat continues to make monthly reports available for easy reference (below).

In order to provide an overall view of the global threat posed by piracy and armed robbery against ships, since 1982 the Organization has issued incident reports on such acts and attempted acts. The reports are based on data and information submitted by IMO Member Governments as well as appropriate regional and international organizations.  

Please note that acts and attempted acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships are classified separately in the reports, with piracy reported as acts or attempted acts, which occur in international waters and armed robbery against ships reported as acts or attempted acts, which occur within a State's territorial waters.

Title Date
Piracy monthly report March 2024.pdf

03/05/2024
Piracy monthly report February 2024.pdf

03/04/2024
Piracy monthly report January 2024.pdf

26/03/2024
Piracy monthly report December 2023.pdf

01/02/2024
Piracy monthly report November 2023.pdf

09/01/2024
Piracy monthly report October 2023.pdf

30/11/2023
Piracy monthly report September 2023.pdf

07/11/2023
Piracy monthly report August 2023.pdf

29/09/2023
Piracy monthly report July 2023.pdf

18/09/2023
Piracy monthly report June 2023.pdf

19/07/2023
Piracy monthly report May 2023.pdf

20/06/2023
Piracy monthly report April 2023.pdf

24/05/2023
MSC.4-Circ.267_Annual report_2022.pdf

26/04/2023
Piracy monthly report March 2023.pdf

24/04/2023
Piracy monthly report February 2023.pdf

09/03/2023
Piracy monthly report January 2023.pdf

06/03/2023
Piracy monthly report December 2022.pdf

05/03/2023
Piracy monthly report November 2022.pdf

13/12/2022
Piracy monthly report October 2022.pdf

01/12/2022
Piracy monthly report September 2022.pdf

30/11/2022
Piracy monthly report August 2022.pdf

29/11/2022
Piracy monthly report in July 2022.pdf

22/08/2022
Piracy monthly report June 2022.pdf

07/07/2022
Piracy monthly report May 2022.pdf

24/05/2022
MSC.4-Circ.266 - Annual Report - 2021 (Secretariat).pdf

06/05/2022
Piracy monthly report April 2022.pdf

04/05/2022
Monthly Piracy brief 2022 April.docx

04/05/2022
Monthly Piracy brief 2022 March.docx

01/04/2022
Piracy monthly report March 2022.pdf

01/04/2022
Piracy monthly report February 2022 v1.pdf

02/03/2022
Monthly Piracy brief 2022 February.docx

02/03/2022
Monthly Piracy brief 2022 January.docx

25/01/2022
Piracy monthly report January 2022 .pdf

25/01/2022
Piracy monthly report December 2021.pdf

11/01/2022
Monthly Piracy brief 2021 December.docx

11/01/2022
Monthly Piracy brief 2021 November.docx

02/12/2021
Piracy monthly report November 2021.pdf

02/12/2021
Piracy monthly report October 2021.pdf

02/11/2021
Monthly Piracy brief 2021 October.docx

02/11/2021
MSC.4_Circ.265 Annual Report 2020.pdf

26/10/2021
Piracy monthly report September 2021.pdf

26/10/2021
Piracy monthly report August 2021.pdf

13/08/2021
Piracy monthly report July 2021.pdf

13/07/2021
Piracy monthly report June 2021.pdf

14/06/2021
Piracy monthly report May 2021.pdf

13/05/2021
Piracy monthly report April 2021.pdf

15/04/2021
Piracy monthly report March 2021.pdf

15/03/2021
Piracy monthly report February 2021.pdf

15/02/2021
Piracy monthly report January 2021.pdf

10/02/2021
Piracy monthly report December 2020.pdf

09/02/2021
Piracy monthly report November 2020.pdf

04/01/2021
Piracy monthly report October 2020.pdf

03/12/2020
Piracy monthly report September 2020.pdf

03/11/2020
Piracy monthly report August 2020.pdf

01/10/2020
Piracy monthly report July 2020.pdf

27/08/2020
Piracy monthly report June 2020.pdf

29/07/2020
Piracy monthly report May 2020.pdf

23/06/2020
MSC.4-Circ.264 Annual Report 2019.pdf

13/05/2020
Piracy monthly report April 2020.pdf

12/05/2020
Piracy monthly report March 2020.pdf

28/04/2020
Piracy monthly report Feb 2020.pdf

14/04/2020
Piracy monthly report Jan 2020.pdf

09/03/2020
Piracy monthly report Dec 2019.pdf

27/01/2020
Piracy monthly report Nov 2019.pdf

24/01/2020
Piracy monthly report Oct 2019.pdf

12/11/2019
Piracy monthly report Sep 2019.pdf

01/10/2019
Piracy monthly report Aug 2019.pdf

23/09/2019
Piracy monthly report July 2019.pdf

16/09/2019
Piracy monthly report June 2019.pdf

23/08/2019
Piracy monthly report May 2019.pdf

03/07/2019
Piracy monthly report April 2019.pdf

04/06/2019
MSC.4-Circ.263 Annual 2018.pdf

24/04/2019
Piracy monthly report Mar 2019.pdf

23/04/2019
Piracy monthly report Feb 2019.pdf

27/03/2019
Piracy monthly report Jan 2019.pdf

12/02/2019
Piracy monthly report Dec 2018.pdf

08/01/2019
Piracy monthly report Nov 2018.pdf

12/12/2018
Piracy monthly report Oct 2018.pdf

11/12/2018
Piracy monthly report Sep 2018.pdf

08/10/2018
Piracy monthly report Aug 2018.pdf

12/09/2018
Piracy monthly report July 2018.pdf

31/07/2018
Piracy monthly report June 2018.pdf

02/07/2018
Piracy monthly report May 2018.pdf

31/05/2018
262 Apr 2018.pdf

14/05/2018
260 Feb 2018.pdf

27/04/2018
261 Mar 2018.pdf

27/04/2018
258 Annual 2017.pdf

16/04/2018
259 Jan 2018.pdf

27/02/2018
257 Dec 2017.pdf

01/02/2018
256 Nov 2017.pdf

19/12/2017
255 Oct 2017.pdf

11/12/2017
254 Sept 2017.pdf

30/10/2017
253 Aug 2017.pdf

11/10/2017
252 July 2017.pdf

18/09/2017
251 June 2017.pdf

30/08/2017
250 May 2017.pdf

05/07/2017
249 Apr 2017.pdf

19/06/2017
248 Mar 2017.pdf

05/05/2017
247 Feb 2017.pdf

19/04/2017
245 Annual 2016.pdf

30/03/2017
246 Jan 2017.pdf

10/03/2017
244 Dec 2016.pdf

15/02/2017
243 Nov 2016.pdf

16/01/2017
242 Oct 2016.pdf

08/12/2016
241 Sept 2016.pdf

18/11/2016
240-Aug-2016.pdf

19/10/2016
239-July-2016.pdf

05/10/2016
238-June-2016.pdf

16/08/2016
237-May-2016.pdf

30/06/2016
236-Apr-2016.pdf

07/06/2016
235-Mar-2016.pdf

09/05/2016
232_Annual_2015.pdf

11/04/2016
234-Feb-2016.pdf

07/04/2016
233-Jan-2016.pdf

26/02/2016
231-Dec-2015.pdf

15/01/2016
230-Nov-2015.pdf

17/12/2015
229-Oct-2015.pdf

20/11/2015
228-Sep-2015.pdf

05/11/2015
226-July-2015.pdf

05/11/2015
227-Aug-2015.pdf

05/11/2015
225-June-2015.pdf

14/09/2015
224-May-2015.pdf

17/07/2015
223-Apr-2015.pdf

16/07/2015
219_Annual_2014.pdf

28/04/2015
222-Mar-2015.pdf

15/04/2015
221-Feb-2015.pdf

10/04/2015
220-Jan-2015.pdf

23/02/2015
218-Dec-2014.pdf

21/01/2015
217-Nov2014.pdf

12/12/2014
216-October2014.pdf

14/11/2014
215-September2014.pdf

12/11/2014
214-August2014.pdf

12/11/2014
213-July2014.pdf

12/11/2014
212-June2014.pdf

12/11/2014
211-May2014.pdf

12/11/2014
210-April2014.pdf

29/05/2014
209-March2014.pdf

29/05/2014
207-Feb2014.pdf

12/05/2014
206-Jan2014.pdf

07/03/2014
208_Annual_2013.pdf

01/03/2014
204-Nov2013.pdf

16/01/2014
203-Oct2013.pdf

15/01/2014
205 Dec 2013.pdf

15/01/2014
202-Sep2013.pdf

25/10/2013
201-Aug2013.pdf

23/10/2013
200-July2013.pdf

15/08/2013
199-June2013.pdf

13/08/2013
198-May2013.pdf

07/08/2013
197-Apr2013.pdf

17/06/2013
196-Mar2013.pdf

29/04/2013
193_Annual2012.pdf

02/04/2013
195-Feb2013.pdf

21/03/2013
194-Jan2013.pdf

19/03/2013
192-Dec2012.pdf

24/01/2013
191-Nov2012.pdf

22/01/2013
190-Oct2012.pdf

21/01/2013
189-Sep2012.pdf

04/12/2012
188-Oct2012.pdf

29/10/2012
187-Jul2012.pdf

04/09/2012
186-Jun2012.pdf

31/07/2012
185-May2012.pdf

27/06/2012
184-Apr2012.pdf

22/06/2012
183-Mar2012.pdf

30/05/2012
182-Feb2012.pdf

30/04/2012
180_Annual2011.pdf

01/03/2012
181-Jan2012.pdf

10/02/2012
179-Dec2011.pdf

10/01/2012
178-Nov2011.pdf

20/12/2011
177-Oct2011.pdf

17/11/2011
176-Sep2011.pdf

01/11/2011
175-Aug2011.pdf

20/09/2011
174-Jul2011.pdf

08/08/2011
173-Jun2011.pdf

11/07/2011
172-May2011.pdf

08/06/2011
171-Apr2011.pdf

23/05/2011
170-Mar2011.pdf

11/04/2011
169_Annual2010.pdf

01/04/2011
166-4Q2010f.pdf

31/03/2011
168-Feb2011.pdf

14/03/2011
167_Jan2011.pdf

07/02/2011
165_Dec2010.pdf

14/01/2011
164-Nov2010.pdf

03/12/2010
161-Oct2010.pdf

04/11/2010
163-3Q2010.pdf

01/11/2010
162-2Q2010.pdf

01/11/2010
160-Sep2010.pdf

09/10/2010
159-Aug2010.pdf

01/09/2010
150-Mar2010.pdf

08/04/2010
152-Annual2009.pdf

29/03/2010
149-Feb2010.pdf

01/03/2010
148-Jan2010.pdf

09/02/2010
133-Annual2008.pdf

19/03/2009