The role of IMB
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) assists in the suppression of piracy and armed robbery against ships around the world. In view of escalating piracy, the IMB, in 1992, established a Piracy Reporting Centre in Kuala Lumpur the job of which was to raise awareness of piracy hotspots, detail attacks and their consequences, investigate incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea and in port.
Piracy hotspots
As per High Risk Areas 2008, as reported by the International Maritime Bureau, these are Nigeria, Indonesia, Tanzania, India, Bangladesh
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