According to ReCAAP s half yearly report for 2015
ReCAAP ISC has issued a report for the first half of 2015 on piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia.
According to the report, there has been a a 18% increase in number of incidents whereas incidents involving siphoning of ship fuel/oil from product/oil tankers, remain a key are of concern as a total of eight incidents of siphoning have been reported during January – July 2015 (compared to five incidents reported during the same period last year)
During January-June 2015, a total of 106 incidents were reported in Asia, comprising 100 actual incidents and six attempted incidents. Of the 106 incidents, 11 were piracy incidents occurred in the South China Sea (SCS) and 95 were incidents of armed robbery against ships. Amongst these, the number of petty theft incidents was highest during January-June 2015. Of the 62 incidents of petty theft, 35 (56%) occurred onboard ships while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of SOMS and 12 (19%) onboard ships at ports and anchorages in Vietnam.
A total of eight incidents of siphoning were reported during January-June 2015 compared to five incidents reported during the same period in 2014. However, the collective efforts by enforcement agencies, relevant International Organisations and shipping industry had produced results, as demonstrated from the arrest of the perpetrators involved in the hijacking of chemical tanker, Sun Birdie on 29 Jan 15 and product tanker, Orkim Harmony on 11 Jun 15. These outcomes were encouraging and demonstrated the effectiveness of the cooperative mechanism in information sharing and operational cooperation among ReCAAP Focal Points, regional maritime authorities from Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia, INTERPOL and the ReCAAP ISC.
Except for petty theft and siphoning (Category 1) incidents, the other type of incidents (Category 2 and Category 3) reported during January-June 2015 had decreased compared to the same period in the past four years.
Further details may be found by reading the report:
ReCAAP ISC has issued a report including infographic and data of the piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia for the first half of the year (Janyary – June 2015). Please click here to view more.
Source: ReCAAP ISC
