Asian piracy drops to its lowest level in 10 years, according to Recaap

A total of 40 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships (involving 29 actual incidents and 11 attempted incidents) were reported in Asia between January and June 2018 47 incidents (including 40 actual incidents and 7 attempted incidents) from January to June 2017.

The ReCAAP Information Sharing Center (ISC) in its half-yearly report (January to June 2018) reported the lowest number of reported incidents among the 10-year reporting period from January to June 2009

This represents a 15% decrease in the number of reported incidents between January and June 2018 compared to January-June 2017. Of the 40 incidents reported From January to June 2018, three incidents of piracy and 37 armed robbery against ships took place.

Improvements were made to ports and anchorages in Asia between January and June 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. Improvement in Bangladesh and the Philippines.

Several arrests of perpetrators and / or the recovery of stolen property have been reported in Bangladesh (Chittagong Port), the Philippines (South Port, Manila) and India (off Alang, Gujarat). ). There were no incidents of crew abduction in the Sulu-Celebes Seas in January 2018.

Similarly, no successful oil cargo incident flight occurred. Has been reported during the same period. The ISC of ReCAAP congratulates the Malaysian Maritime Law Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for the successful arrest of the brain and the perpetrators involved in the incident involving oil tanker Lee Bo for attempted oil cargo theft on June 1 st.

in shipboard incidents in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) and in the ports / anchorages of Vietnam between January and June 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.

CSI ReCAAP encourages captain and crew vigilantly and immediately report any incidents to the nearest coastal state and flag state.

ReCAAP's ISC also urges enforcement agencies to provide prompt responses to incident reports and to assist ship-victims. the importance of collective and shared responsibility among all stakeholders, including enforcement agencies of coastal states and the shipping industry, in order to institutionalize their efforts on land and at sea.