Subscribe to our Mailing Lists (It's free!)
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
SAFETY4SEA
  • Home
  • Safety
    • All
    • Accidents
    • Alerts
    • Loss Prevention
    • Maritime Health
    • Regulation
    • Safety
    • Seafarers
    • Security
    Navies answer passenger vessel distress call in Strait of Hormuz

    Navies answer passenger vessel distress call in Strait of Hormuz

    filipino seafarers blockchain

    India’s ban on Anglo-Eastern recruiting license put on hold

    Police arrests 4 crewmembers over haul of illicit drugs in South Australia

    TT Club: Freight industry must resist the tidal wave of drug smuggling

    Two cargo ships collide off Greek island

    Two cargo ships collide off Greek island

  • SEAFiT
    • All
    • Intellectual
    • Mental
    • Physical
    • Social
    • Spiritual
    Book Review: A role model for ship managers

    Book review: The politics of sustainability in the Arctic

    contemplation as a spiritual practice

    Contemplation: Directing the mind towards what’s important

    power of hug

    The power of hugging: How it affects our health

    Impostor Syndrome

    Mental Health Focus: How to deal with Impostor Syndrome

  • Green
    • All
    • Arctic
    • Ballast
    • Emissions
    • Fuels
    • Green Shipping
    • Pollution
    • Ship Recycling
    • Technology
    Ardmore Shipping orders carbon capture ready Filtree systems

    Ardmore Shipping orders carbon capture ready Filtree systems

    COSCO signs methanol fuel supply system deal for four containerships

    COSCO signs methanol fuel supply system deal for four containerships

    X-Press Feeders orders six methanol dual-fuel containerships

    X-Press Feeders orders six methanol dual-fuel containerships

    Ship recycling: A solution for plastic pollution and environmental protection

    Ship recycling: A solution for plastic pollution and environmental protection

  • Smart
    • All
    • Connectivity
    • Cyber Security
    • E-navigation
    • Energy Efficiency
    • Maritime Software
    • Smart
    Strategic Marine and Metizoft Asia ink deal for ESG application

    Strategic Marine and Metizoft Asia ink deal for ESG application

    The Zulu 4 canal vessel completed a 16.5-kilometre circuit using autonomous and remote operations technology

    Kongsberg completes another autonomous vessel operation

    ONE orders 10 vessels ready for methanol and ammonia

    ONE joins GSBN in paperless trade

    Kongsberg completes autonomous operation of coastal vessel

    Kongsberg completes autonomous operation of coastal vessel

  • Risk
    • All
    • CIC
    • Detentions
    • Fines
    • PSC Case Studies
    • PSC Focus
    • Vetting
    Ship detentions in Paris MoU in February 2021

    AMSA bans bulk carrier Babuza Wisdom for 90 days

    tanker arrested in singapore

    AMSA convicts master and company after pilot ladder injury

    amsa planned maintenance fic

    OCIMF Annual Report 2023: Key amendments and additions under SIRE 2.0

    civil penalties, fines

    Spain fines tanker for illegal STS transfer

  • Others
    • All
    • Diversity in shipping
    • Maritime Knowledge
    • Offshore
    • Ports
    • Reports
    • Shipping
    • Sustainability
    • Videos
    Nor-Shipping supporting profitable #PartnerShips

    Nor-Shipping supporting profitable #PartnerShips

    Baltic Exchange: Maritime market highlights 2-8 April

    Baltic Exchange: Maritime market highlights 29 May – 2 June

    What does Europe’s ‘Fit for 55’ mean for shipping?

    FEPORT: Policymakers should ensure a level playing field has context menu

    IMO and South Korea sign agreement for gender equality in developing countries

    IMO and South Korea sign agreement for gender equality in developing countries

  • Columns
    Ship recycling: A solution for plastic pollution and environmental protection

    Ship recycling: A solution for plastic pollution and environmental protection

    Back To The Future: How Rotor Sails are now a credible option to tackle climate challenge

    Back To The Future: How Rotor Sails are now a credible option to tackle climate challenge

    eu ets maritime

    The EU’s objectives for sustainable shipping

    Trending Tags

    • Book Review
    • Career Paths
    • Industry Voices
    • Interviews
    • Maripedia
    • Maritime History
    • Resilience
    • Seafarers Stories
    • SeaSense
    • Wellness Corner
  • Events
  • Plus
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Safety
    • All
    • Accidents
    • Alerts
    • Loss Prevention
    • Maritime Health
    • Regulation
    • Safety
    • Seafarers
    • Security
    Navies answer passenger vessel distress call in Strait of Hormuz

    Navies answer passenger vessel distress call in Strait of Hormuz

    filipino seafarers blockchain

    India’s ban on Anglo-Eastern recruiting license put on hold

    Police arrests 4 crewmembers over haul of illicit drugs in South Australia

    TT Club: Freight industry must resist the tidal wave of drug smuggling

    Two cargo ships collide off Greek island

    Two cargo ships collide off Greek island

  • SEAFiT
    • All
    • Intellectual
    • Mental
    • Physical
    • Social
    • Spiritual
    Book Review: A role model for ship managers

    Book review: The politics of sustainability in the Arctic

    contemplation as a spiritual practice

    Contemplation: Directing the mind towards what’s important

    power of hug

    The power of hugging: How it affects our health

    Impostor Syndrome

    Mental Health Focus: How to deal with Impostor Syndrome

  • Green
    • All
    • Arctic
    • Ballast
    • Emissions
    • Fuels
    • Green Shipping
    • Pollution
    • Ship Recycling
    • Technology
    Ardmore Shipping orders carbon capture ready Filtree systems

    Ardmore Shipping orders carbon capture ready Filtree systems

    COSCO signs methanol fuel supply system deal for four containerships

    COSCO signs methanol fuel supply system deal for four containerships

    X-Press Feeders orders six methanol dual-fuel containerships

    X-Press Feeders orders six methanol dual-fuel containerships

    Ship recycling: A solution for plastic pollution and environmental protection

    Ship recycling: A solution for plastic pollution and environmental protection

  • Smart
    • All
    • Connectivity
    • Cyber Security
    • E-navigation
    • Energy Efficiency
    • Maritime Software
    • Smart
    Strategic Marine and Metizoft Asia ink deal for ESG application

    Strategic Marine and Metizoft Asia ink deal for ESG application

    The Zulu 4 canal vessel completed a 16.5-kilometre circuit using autonomous and remote operations technology

    Kongsberg completes another autonomous vessel operation

    ONE orders 10 vessels ready for methanol and ammonia

    ONE joins GSBN in paperless trade

    Kongsberg completes autonomous operation of coastal vessel

    Kongsberg completes autonomous operation of coastal vessel

  • Risk
    • All
    • CIC
    • Detentions
    • Fines
    • PSC Case Studies
    • PSC Focus
    • Vetting
    Ship detentions in Paris MoU in February 2021

    AMSA bans bulk carrier Babuza Wisdom for 90 days

    tanker arrested in singapore

    AMSA convicts master and company after pilot ladder injury

    amsa planned maintenance fic

    OCIMF Annual Report 2023: Key amendments and additions under SIRE 2.0

    civil penalties, fines

    Spain fines tanker for illegal STS transfer

  • Others
    • All
    • Diversity in shipping
    • Maritime Knowledge
    • Offshore
    • Ports
    • Reports
    • Shipping
    • Sustainability
    • Videos
    Nor-Shipping supporting profitable #PartnerShips

    Nor-Shipping supporting profitable #PartnerShips

    Baltic Exchange: Maritime market highlights 2-8 April

    Baltic Exchange: Maritime market highlights 29 May – 2 June

    What does Europe’s ‘Fit for 55’ mean for shipping?

    FEPORT: Policymakers should ensure a level playing field has context menu

    IMO and South Korea sign agreement for gender equality in developing countries

    IMO and South Korea sign agreement for gender equality in developing countries

  • Columns
    Ship recycling: A solution for plastic pollution and environmental protection

    Ship recycling: A solution for plastic pollution and environmental protection

    Back To The Future: How Rotor Sails are now a credible option to tackle climate challenge

    Back To The Future: How Rotor Sails are now a credible option to tackle climate challenge

    eu ets maritime

    The EU’s objectives for sustainable shipping

    Trending Tags

    • Book Review
    • Career Paths
    • Industry Voices
    • Interviews
    • Maripedia
    • Maritime History
    • Resilience
    • Seafarers Stories
    • SeaSense
    • Wellness Corner
  • Events
  • Plus
No Result
View All Result
SAFETY4SEA

SE Asian piracy continues at unacceptable levels

by The Editorial Team
June 10, 2015
in Security
FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin

OBP State of Maritime Piracy Report

In its fifth State of Maritime Piracy Report, Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) analyzes the impacts of this crime during 2014 in the Western Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Guinea and, for the first time, in Southeast Asia.

The Study finds:
  • Southeast Asian piracy is especially dangerous for seafarers based on the quantity of attacks and 90% boarding success rate. Nearly 3,600 seafarers were on board vessels boarded by pirates in SE Asia.
  • Gulf of Guinea piracy continues at unacceptable levels. There have been no piracy prosecutions and there is a lack of effective cooperation between regional governments and industry. Total economic cost estimated at $983 million for 2014.
  • Collective efforts to address Somali piracy continue to dwindle, while there are indications that pirate activity and intent remain. Total economic cost for 2014 estimated at $2.3 Billion.
  • At least 5,000 seafarers attacked in Southeast Asia, the Gulf of Guinea, and Western Indian Ocean in 2014.

The Report will be officially launched at the Army and Navy Club (the Rag), 36 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5JN, on Wednesday, 10 June at 13:00, where a panel of experts will address key issues and answer questions. The panel will be moderated by Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, OBP Senior Fellow, with an overview of the report by Matt Walje from OBP.

RelatedNews

ReCAAP ISC: Two incidents of armed robbery 30 May – 5 June

Decarbonization Toolkit: 9 tool groups to reduce emissions

OBPs analysis of pirate attacks in Southeast Asia documents a clear and reemerging threat to seafarers. The study found that more than 90% of the reported attacks resulted in pirates successfully boarding target vessels, and 800 seafarers were involved in incidents in South East Asia where violence or the threat of violence was specifically documented.

In the Gulf of Guinea, the number of reported attacks remained within historic patterns. However, the region faces a variety of challenges related to chronic under-reporting of incidents and an absence of prosecutions. We have observed that up to 70% of piracy-related incidents in the Gulf of Guinea are never reported, so we currently lack a complete understanding of the problem, says Pottengal Mukundan, Director of the International Maritime Bureau. This also makes it difficult to assess the extent of the threats seafarers face in this region.

In the Western Indian Ocean, OBP found that while naval mandates, recommended industry self-protection practices and the size of the High Risk Area remain unchanged, the observed commitment of naval assets and use of vessel protection measures such as increased speed and rerouting by merchant vessels continued to decrease, resulting in the total economic costdropping by 28% in 2014. Alarmingly, the perceived reduction in the piracy threat has also resulted in more foreign fishing vessels returning to areas close to the coast of Somalia. Alan Cole, Head of UNODCs Global Maritime Crime Programme notes, These provocations are similar to those that triggered piracy off the coast of Somalia in the first place. We are already seeing an upturn in regional piracy incidents since the beginning of the year.

Finally, the report recognizes that seafarers across the globe are the primary victims of piracy and armed robbery at sea. A chilling example of this are the twenty-six high-risk hostages from the Naham 3 who remain in pirate captivity in Somalia today, more than three years after the initial hijacking of their ship. According to Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, The evidence shows that piracy continues to be a world-wide threat to seafarers. There are specific contexts that distinguish each region, but there is a common lesson in the need to address piracy through cooperation, vigilance, and sustained effort by all actors across the maritime sector.


Learn more

  • Read OBP Executive Summary of the Report at the following article: OBP Report on the Economic and Human Cost of Piracy 2014
  • Find official OBP Website by clicking at: www.oceansbeyondpiracy.org
  • Click to read below the report Appendices

    OBP-SOMP

    Tags: maritime datamaritime piracyOBPreportsSoutheast Asian waters

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recommended

    Strategic Marine and Metizoft Asia ink deal for ESG application

    Strategic Marine and Metizoft Asia ink deal for ESG application

    June 6, 2023
    Navies answer passenger vessel distress call in Strait of Hormuz

    Navies answer passenger vessel distress call in Strait of Hormuz

    June 6, 2023
    MARITIME EVENTS

    Explore

    • Safety
    • SEAFiT
    • Green
    • Smart
    • Risk
    • Others
    • SAFETY4SEA Events
    • SAFETY4SEA Plus Subscription

    Useful Links

    • About
    • Disclaimer
    • Editorial Policies
    • Advertising
    • Contact

    © 2021 SAFETY4SEA

    No Result
    View All Result
    • Safety
      • Accidents
      • Alerts
      • Loss Prevention
      • Maritime Health
      • Regulation
      • Safety
      • Seafarers
      • Security
    • SEAFiT
      • Intellectual
      • Mental
      • Physical
      • Social
      • Spiritual
    • Green
      • Arctic
      • Ballast
      • Emissions
      • Fuels
      • Green Shipping
      • Pollution
      • Ship Recycling
      • Technology
    • Smart
      • Connectivity
      • Cyber Security
      • E-navigation
      • Energy Efficiency
      • Maritime Software
      • Smart
    • Risk
      • CIC
      • Detentions
      • Fines
      • PSC Case Studies
      • PSC Focus
      • Vetting
    • Others
      • Diversity in shipping
      • Maritime Knowledge
      • Offshore
      • Ports
      • Reports
      • Shipping
      • Sustainability
      • Videos
    • Columns
      • Opinions
      • Book Review
      • Career Paths
      • Industry Voices
      • Interviews
      • Maripedia
      • Maritime History
      • Resilience
      • Seafarers Stories
      • SeaSense
      • Wellness Corner
    • SAFETY4SEA Events
    • SAFETY4SEA Plus Subscription

    © 2021 SAFETY4SEA

    This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Disclaimer.