For the third year in a row, the number of pirate attacks has increased and last year there were 406 cases reported to the IMB (International maritime bureau) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Over 1000 crewmembers were taken hostage, 68 were injured and eight were killed in conjunction with the attacks. Most of the attacks took place off the coast of Somalia.
Being creative and finding solutions to improve work on board is part of the job, according to machine repairman Jonny Egerstad. In recent years…