§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by year for the last 10 years, and by location, the number of incidents of piracy at sea involving United Kingdom merchant seafarers.
§ Mr. McLoughlinShipowners, flag states and coastal states are encouraged to report incidents of piracy to the International Maritime Organisation. When we are advised of incidents involving British ships we report them to the International Maritime Organisation. However, it is not mandatory to report incidents of piracy so records may be incomplete. Nor is it possible to identify from the reports that are made if British seafarers serving on foreign flag vessels were victims of piracy. The reports made to the International Maritime Organisation indicate that since 1984 there were 11 incidents of piracy involving British ships:
Year Number Location 1984 2 Singapore (2) 1985 1 Singapore 1987 6 Singapore (4) Indonesia India 1988 1 Brazil 1989 1 Sri Lanka
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by year for the last 10 years, and by location, the number of United Kingdom merchant seafarers who have been(a) killed, (b) injured and (c) reported missing after attacks of piracy on the high seas.
§ Mr. McLoughlinNo British seafarer serving on a British ship has been reported killed or missing as the result of an act of piracy in recent years. Information regarding injuries or about British seafarers serving on foreign flag vessels is not available.