The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) is monitoring potential global threats, raising the security level of the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, the Gulf of Aden and the Gulf of Guinea, to /ISPS level.
The NMA has been delegated the authority to lay down the security level for Norwegian-flagged ships sailing in high-risk areas internationally. Areaswith a raised security level, /ISPS level, are the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, the Gulf of Aden and the Gulf of Guinea.
Some of these areas have had a raised level for a long time. The levels and areas are, however, considered regularly based on reliable sources of information
All ships planning to sail and operate in areas with a raised securiy level are requested to carry out suitable risk assessments and ensure that they have an updated and relevant ship security plan (SSP).
According to the latest IMB piracy report, it said that it received the lowest number of reported incidents for the first half of any year since 1994.
More specifically, IMB’s latest global piracy report details 58 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships – the lowest total since 1994 – down from 68 incidents during the same period last year.
In the first six months of 2022, IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) reported 55 vessels boarded, two attempted attacks and one vessel hijacked.
