In 2024, one crew member was injured by pirates and none were killed. The peak for crew members killed by maritime pirates occurred in 2017 when three persons were killed at sea. In 2021, one crew member was killed and four crew members were injured by pirates.
Number of crew members killed or injured by maritime pirates from 2015 to 2024
January through December.
Individual figures for the two categories 'hostage' and 'kidnap' have been added up.
The figures for 2015 and 2017 were taken from a previous edition.
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ICC IMB. (February 20, 2025). Number of crew members killed or injured by maritime pirates from 2015 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/616155/number-of-crew-members-killed-by-maritime-pirates/
ICC IMB. "Number of crew members killed or injured by maritime pirates from 2015 to 2024." Chart. February 20, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616155/number-of-crew-members-killed-by-maritime-pirates/
ICC IMB. (2025). Number of crew members killed or injured by maritime pirates from 2015 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616155/number-of-crew-members-killed-by-maritime-pirates/
ICC IMB. "Number of Crew Members Killed or Injured by Maritime Pirates from 2015 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616155/number-of-crew-members-killed-by-maritime-pirates/
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Number of crew members killed or injured by maritime pirates from 2015 to 2024 [Graph], ICC IMB, February 20, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/616155/number-of-crew-members-killed-by-maritime-pirates/
