Tag: ReCAAP ISC

ReCAAP ISC has issued its monthly report on piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia for October 2016. A total of five incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported during this period. Throughout the past one-year period , the number of incidents has fluctuated.

The ReCAAP ISC has issued its Quarterly Report revealing that during January- September 2016, there has been a significant improvement in the situation of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia. A total of 59 incidents were reported compared to 169 incidents during the same period in 2015.

The ReCAAP ISC says that 59 incidents have been reported during the period from January to September 2016, highlighting a sharp decrease of 65% compared to last year. ReCAAP ISC notes that the improvement of the piracy status in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore has contributed to the overall reported number.

This Special Report provides an update of the situation focusing on the modus operandi of the perpetrators, status of the abducted crew and actions carried out by the littoral States and the ReCAAP ISC.

The ReCAAP Information Sharing Center has issued its piracy and armed robbery report against ships in Asia from January-June 2016. During this period, ReCAAP ISC notes improvement in the piracy and armed robbery situation in Asia with the largest decrease in number of incidents during January-June 2016 compared to the same period in the past four years of 2012-2015.

ReCAAP ISC has issued Infographic to depict the status of maritime piracy during the first half of 2016.

ReCAAP ISC has issued its monthly report on piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia for May 2016.A total of eight incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in May 2016, and this accounts for a 65% decrease compared to the same period in 2015.

On 8 May, the ReCAAP ISC received information from a shipping company about the loss of communications with one of their ships, oil product tanker. The vessel Hai Soon 12, carrying 4,000 metric tons of marine gas oil was successfully intercepted by the Indonesian navy on May 9.The 21 crew onboard were reported safe and unharmed. Nine perpetrators were found on board the ship and were arrested.

ReCAAP Information Sharing Center has issued its Monthly Report for April 2016 on Piracy and Armed Robbery against ships in Asia.A total of 10 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in April 2016

ReCAAP ISC has issued a special report to inform about latest incidents in which crew was abducted from tug boats in waters off East Sabah and South Philippines and to provide advice to the industry in order to avoid related incident in the future.