About five thousand sailors were attacked by pirates.

According to the American non-governmental organization Oceans Without Piracy, in 2014, about five thousand seafarers were attacked by pirates along the three busiest shipping routes.

The report of the organization notes that almost 90% of attacks in Southeast Asia end in seizing ships.

At the same time, pirates not only engage in robbery, but also take hostages and use torture against them. A serious situation with piracy, as noted, remains off the west coast of Africa.

At the same time, according to experts, off the coast of Somalia, the number of seizures of ships decreased after the ships following in the area began to take armed guards.