The MSC also reviewed the latest statistics on piracy and armed robbery against ships (IMO, 2012m) and noted the encouraging downward trend in piracy attacks in the western Indian Ocean. However, it was noted that there were still many innocent seafarers held hostage in Somalia, some for more than two years. In addition, a major concern was the increase in the number of incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in the Gulf of Guinea, and the increasing level of violence of those attacks (IMO, 2012n, pages 59–62).