Tag: piracy threat

Two incidents (one CAT 2 incident and one CAT 3 incident) of armed robbery against ships in Asia were reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 30 May - 5 June 2023. 

One CAT 4 incident of armed robbery against ships in Asia was reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 23 – 29 May.

Bo Jiang and Gary LaFree have published a paper which tests the possibility that climate change affects participation in maritime piracy, depending on the specific ways that it impacts regional fish production.

Two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (both CAT 3 incidents) were reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 16 - 22 May.

Three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (all CAT 4 incidents) were reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 9 – 15 May.

Four incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (all CAT 4 incidents) were reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 2 - 8 May.

Three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (all CAT 4 incidents) were reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 25 April - 1 May.

Two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (both CAT 4 incidents) were reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 18 – 24 April.

ReCAAP ISC informs that a total of 25 incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia during January-March 2023. This accounts for a 9% increase in the total number of incidents during the same period in 2022.

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has released the first quarterly report on piracy in 2023, which has recorded the lowest level of reported global piracy and armed robbery incidents since 1993.