A total of 18 incidents were reported
The ReCAAP Information Sharing Center has issued its piracy and armed robbery report for October 2014 where a total of 18 incidents reported after a decline in thenumber of incidents during July, August andSeptember 2014. Compared to October 2013(20), there has been a slight decrease in thenumber of incidents reported in October2014 (18).
Chart below shows the significance level ofincidents reported during October of 2010-2014. The number of Category 2 incidentsreported in October 2014 was the lowestamong the fi ve-years reporƟ ng period whilethe number of Category 3 incidents and peƩ ytheŌ s reported in October 2014 were fairlyconsistent with the same period in 2013.However, of concern were the two Category 1incidents involving the siphoning of ship fuel/oil.
Chart – Significance level of incidents (October 2010-2014) / Image Credit: ReCAAP ICS Report
| With two incidents of siphoning of ship fuel/oil reported in October 2014, the total number of such incidents hasincreased to 11 this year so far. The ReCAAP ISC is concerned and will continue to work closely with the littoralStates in monitoring the situation and to encourage increase in surveillance and enforcement. Although the increasein number of incidents in October 2014 was primarily because of a rise in number of petty thefts, such trend needto be monitored carefully and appropriate countermeasures undertaken by ship owners/masters and the relevantenforcement agencies to prevent increase in number and severity of incidents. |
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Source: ReCAAP
