A United Nations agency told countries to “strongly discourage” merchant ship crews from acquiring firearms to defend against piracy, despite 90 sailors being held hostage by Somali pirates. Piracy rose in 2025, according to the annual report from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) released in June, with 171 incidents of...
A United Nations agency told countries to “strongly discourage” merchant ship crews from acquiring firearms to defend against piracy, despite 90 sailors being held hostage by Somali pirates. Piracy rose in 2025, according to the annual report from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) released in June, with 171 incidents of…
