ReCAAP Third Quarterly Report
The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre issued its Third Quarterly Report for the period January through September 2012.
During January-September 2012 (3rd Quarter of 2012), the situation of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia has improved compared to the same period in 2010 and 2011. A total of 95 incidents comprising 90 actual incidents and five attempted incidents were reported during January-September 2012. This is a 20% decrease in total number compared to January-September 2010 and 2011.
Overall, the number of Category 1 (very significant) incidents and petty theft (minimum significant) incidents reported during January-September 2012 had decreased compared to the same period in 2011, while the number of Category 2 (moderately significant) incidents and Category 3 (less significant) incidents had remained fairly consistent. Of the 90 actual incidents reported during January-September 2012, two were Category 1 incidents, 29 were Category 2 incidents, 22 were Category 3 incidents and 37 were petty theft incidents.
There were two incidents of hijacking of tug boats reported during January-September 2012. Classified as Category 1 incidents, they were the hijacking of tug boat, Wantas 6 towing Wantas VII on 17 Apr 12 and the hijacking of tug boat Woodman 38 towing Woodman 39 on 27 Jul 12.
Due to timely reporting by the owners of the vessels, and responses by the authorities, the crew of Wantas 6 and Woodman 38 had been rescued and were safe, and the vessels except Wantas 6 had been recovered.
For more details of the incidents reported during January-September 2012, please click here
Source: ReCAAP
