Are there still pirates in the Gulf of Mexico?
Are there still pirates in the Gulf of Mexico? Local reporting indicates the Gulf of Mexico is continuing to see a sustained threat from maritime crime and piracy with six thefts said to have occurred from platforms in the Bay of Campeche within 2023.
How many pirate attacks in 2023?
According to the IMB 2023 report, there were 65 occurrences of piracy and armed robbery against ships in the first half of 2023, up from 58 events in the same period in 2022.
Has a pirate ever attacked a cruise ship?
In more than a decade, there have been only six reported incidents of pirates attempting to attack cruise ships, and the most recent was more than four years ago already.