Piracy Incidents Rise To 137 In 2025 As Malacca Strait Records 80 Attacks
A new global survey of leaders in the shipping industry cites data from the International Maritime Bureau showing that there were 137 piracy and armed robbery incidents against ships in 2025, up from 116 the previous year.
Most of these events are opportunistic, not sophisticated in execution. Even when they do not escalate further, they still present a direct risk to crew safety and operational continuity and still involve vessel boardings, attempted hijackings and armed confrontations.
Most of the 137 incidents recorded in 2025 occurred in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, accounting for 80 of the total. This has been the status of the corridor for years and only reinforces its place as a persistent hotspot for opportunistic boarding and theft, not a…