A total of three incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in April 2017, according to ReCAAP’s monthly report for April 2017. Of these, two were actual incidents (armed robbery against ships) and one was an attempted incident (piracy).
In particular, compared to the same period in 2016, there was a decrease in the number of incidents reported. A total of 14 incidents were reported in April 2016, compared to three incidents in April 2017. On a month-on-month comparison between April 2016 and April 2017, the number of incidents fluctuated throughout the period, with the lowest of three incidents reported in August 2016 and April 2017; and the highest of 14 incidents in April 2016.
The report also presents the number of incidents reported during the period of January-April of 2013- 2017. The number of incidents reported during this period was the lowest among the five-year reporting period. Of the 23 incidents reported during January-April 2017, 17 were actual incidents and six were attempted incidents.
While the number of actual incidents was the lowest during January-April 2017, the number of attempted incidents was the highest. The increase in the number of attempted incidents indicates that either more attempted incidents were reported, or ship masters, crew and the law enforcement agencies had been successful in preventing boarding by perpetrators.
Further information may be found in the following report:
