Tag: ReCAAP ISC

ReCAAP issued report for 1 January 2015 - 31 January 2015 on Piracy

The ReCAAP ISC together with BIMCO, INTERTANKO, and RSIS will be organizing conference on piracy and sea robbery

Fourteen Indonesian seafarers were found adrift in life rafts after their tanker was hijacked by pirates

A total of 183 incidents (168 actual incidents and 15 attempted incidents) were reported ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has published its Annual Report on piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia during 2014.During last year, there has been an increase in the number of piracy and armed robbery against ships incidents in Asia compared to the past four years (2010-2013). A total of 183 incidents comprising 168 actual incidents and 15 attempted incidents were reported.On a year-on-year comparison, this represents an increase of 22% in the total number of incidents in 2014 compared to 2013. Of the 183 incidents, 13 (7%) were Category 1 (very signifi cant) incidents, 41 (23%) were Category 2 (moderately significant) incidents and 114 (62%) were Category 3 (less signifi cant) and petty theft (minimum significant) incidents.Of the 13 Category 1 incidents, 11 incidents were siphoning of ship fuel/oil by perpetrators who boarded the ship to siphon the ship manifest of fuel/oil. Most of these incidents were Category 1 in nature because the perpetrators were armed with guns and knives; involved larger group of men who took control of the ship; threatened, tied and locked the crew in the cabin; siphoned the fuel/oil onboard the ...

ReCAAP ISC has issued Incident Update regarding an incident involving the chemical tanker, Sun Birdie

Special Report on Incidents of Siphoning of Fuel/Oil at Sea in Asia - Part II Number of Siphoning IncidentsReCAAP ISC released the second part of a special report on incidents of siphoning of fuel/oil at sea in Asia.The ReCAAP ISC was concern and has been working closely with the shipping industry, governmental agencies, international organisations and ReCAAP Focal Points in sharing latest situation updates, case studies for purpose of highlighting best practices and sharing of lessons learned, encouraging pro-active actions by respective agencies in addressing the situation collectively.Generally, the modus operandi of the perpetrators in most of the siphoning incidents was fairly similar.The perpetrators were interested in the manifest of fuel/oil onboard the vessel; and had no intention to hijack the vessel or kidnap the crew. Upon boarding the vessel, they tied the crew and locked them in the cabin, steered the vessel to another location to conduct the siphoning onto another vessel which would come alongside. After completion of the siphoning, the perpetrators would destroy the vessels communication and navigation equipment, stole the crews cash and personal belongings before leaving the vessel. The crew was not harmed and there was no report of violence involved.The modus operandi of the ...

ReCAAP reports less severe pirate attacks in November

INTERPOL visits the ReCAAP ISC

ReCAAP ISC has issued Incident Update regarding an incident involving the product tanker, Srikandi 515

ReCAAP ICS issues Piracy and Armed Robbery Report for October