Piracy at lowest level globally since '06: watchdog

[LONDON] Sea piracy fell to its lowest level around the world in seven years in 2013, thanks to a clampdown on Somali pirates, a maritime body said on Wednesday.

Piracy off the Horn of Africa itself was at its lowest since 2006 and down more than 90 per cent from its peak in 2011, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said.

But an increase in piracy off West Africa, particularly from Nigeria, is a source of concern, the London-based bureau said in its annual global piracy report.