Reporting period 1 August 2014 – 31 August 2014
ReCAAP issued report for 1 August 2014 – 31 August 2014 on Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia.
The situation of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia continues to improve in August 2014. A total of 11 incidents, comprising eight actual incidents and three attempted incidents were reported in August 2014.
Compared to the same period in 2013, the number of incidents remained fairly consistent. Refer to Graph 1 on the number of monthly incidents reported between August 2013 and August 2014.
Number of incidents (August 2013 to August 2014)
Majority of the incidents reported in August 2014 were petty thefts. However, there was one Category 1 (relatively more severe in nature) incident involving the siphoning of lube oil from V.L. 14 on 28 Aug 14 in the South China Sea and one Category 2 (moderately severe) incident of armed robbery incident onboard Mongoliaregistered water barge, Dews on 10 Aug 14 off Tanjung Ramunia, Malaysia. Refer to Chart 1 for the significance level of incidents reported during August of 2010-2014.
Number of incidents (August of 2010-2014)
Of the 11 incidents reported in August 2014, fi ve of them occurred at ports and anchorages in Indonesia, three in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS), two in the South China Sea (SCS) and one in Malaysia.
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