Tag: maritime piracy

Two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia, one CAT 2 and two CAT 4, were reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 14-20 February 2023.

In January 2023, seven incidents of armed robbery against ships (occurred in internal waters, archipelagic waters and territorial seas) were reported in Asia. No incident of piracy (occurred on high seas) was reported. The situation in the Singapore Strait (SS) is an area of concern, with reports of four incidents, account for 57% (four of seven incidents) of the total number of incidents in Asia in January 2023.

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA Commander (OpCdr), Vice Admiral Núñez Torrente, agreed that shipping needs to continue to maintain a high level of awareness in the Western Indian Ocean and follow Best Management Practices (BMP) to deter piracy.

Three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia, one CAT 21 and two CAT 42, were reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 1-6 February 2023.

Three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia, comprising of one CAT 31 incident and two CAT 42 incidents, were reported to ReCAAP ISC, from 25 to 31 January 2023.

Two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia, one CAT 31 and one CAT 42, were reported to ReCAAP ISC, from 17-24 January 2023.

According to ReCAAP ISC, a total of 84 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships (80 actual and four attempted incidents) were reported in Asia in the year 2022.

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) calls for efforts to be sustained worldwide as maritime piracy and armed robbery attacks reached their lowest recorded level in almost three decades.

A European reefer has escaped a possible pirate attack in the Gulf of Guinea on January 11, after it was approached by two skiffs.

Two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (both CAT 41 incidents) were reported to ReCAAP ISC, from 3-9 January 2023.