"The IMB is encouraged by the efforts of national and international authorities and the shipping industry to keep piracy down," it said. But it cautioned that pirate attacks involving hostage-taking, particularly near Nigeria, remained a problem and advised shipmasters and response agencies to stay vigilant.
Birojs atzinīgi novērtēja nacionālo un starptautisko varasiestāžu un kuģniecības nozares centienus apkarot pirātismu, bet vienlaikus norādīja, ka pirātu uzbrukumi ar ķīlnieku sagrābšanu, sevišķi Nigērijas tuvumā, joprojām ir problēma.