Tag: ReCAAP ISC

During 16-22 January, two piracy incidents, comprising an actual incident and an attempted incident, were reported to ReCAAP ISC. Due to timely reporting and vigilance, the perpetrators were arrested in the actual incident; and in the other attempted incident, the perpetrators did not board the ship.

ReCAAP ISC, the first regional government-to-government agreement against piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia, held its first capacity building activity for 2018 with 19 senior officers from 17 countries arriving in Singapore to take stock of the current situation and discuss the roadmap ahead.

According to ReCAAP ISC annual report, 84% of the incidents reported, were armed robbery, while 16% were piracy incidents. More needs to be done in certain locations, such as Bangladesh and Straits of Malacca. Abduction of crew and theft of oil cargo remained a concern in 2017.

In its weekly report, the ReCAAP ISC informed of an incident involving the tug boat 'Crest Spartan 8', while underway approximately 13 nm west of Kutubdia Island, Bangladesh. While the tug boat towing barge was underway to Maishakali, the Second Officer spotted a small boat approaching the barge.

The bulk carrier 'Thunderbird's' crew saw four perpetrators armed with knives/machetes near the engine room, off Malaysia. The alarm was raised and the crew gathered, while a security search was conducted. A crew’s mobile phone was reported stolen, but the crew was not injured.

During the period of 19-25 December, four incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported to the ReCAAP ISC. Of these, one incident occurred in Maheshkhali Island, Bangladesh, one incident in Cam Pha, Vietnam, while the two incidents occurred in Muara Berau, Indonesia on the same day, on the same ship.

The first involved the container ship 'CPO Norfolk' while it was anchored at South Harbour Manila, Philippines, and the second one the tanker 'Jupiter Sun', while at anchor off Tanjung Berakit, Indonesia.

Participants at the 2017 Capacity Building Workshop, being held in New Delhi under the theme “Striding Over Domestic Challenges”, will pool case studies drawn from recent incidents from their respective countries, discuss challenges, and share best practices to deal with the evolving patterns of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia.

A total of nine incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in November 2017, according to ReCAAP ISC's monthly report. The situation in Asia continues to improve, as the total number of incidents during January-November 2017 is the lowest among the 10-year reporting period. 

A total of nine incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in October 2017, according to ReCAAP ISC's monthly report. The number of incidents in October increased slightly compared to the same period in 2016, while the total number of incidents during January-October 2017 is the lowest among the 10-year reporting period.