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Nine actual incidents reported this month The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre issued its Report for October 2011. During the month, it received reports of nine actual incidents, compared with 15 reported incidents (13 actual and two attempted) during October 2010Click here, to view the reportSource: ReCAAP

Agreement for communicating and exchanging piracy-related information The piracy information-sharing infrastructure covering Asia and the Indian Ocean has been significantly enhanced with the signing today (11 November 2011) of an important agreement in Singapore.The agreement, signed by the three Information Sharing Centres (ISCs) set up under the IMO-led Djibouti Code of Conduct and the Singapore-based ReCAAP ISC, establishes a set of standard operating procedures for communicating and exchanging piracy-related information and will result in a major expansion of the reporting area of such incidents.Under the Djibouti Code of Conduct (The Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, signed in Djibouti on 29 January 2009), three ISCs have been established, in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Mombasa, Kenya and Sana'a, Yemen.The three ISCs were declared operational during the first half of 2011 and have since actively collected and disseminated piracy-related information. ReCAAP (The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia) entered into force on 4 September 2006 and established the ReCAAP ISC in Singapore.The roles of the ReCAAP ISC include exchanging information among Contracting Parties on incidents ...

Five incidents which are petty theft cases have already been reported in Indian waters Ten pirates boarded a Hong Kong-registered crude oil tanker anchored in Indian waters last Saturday and fled after the ship master raised the alarm.The oil tanker Everbright was anchored approximately 11 nautical miles west of Kochi when the incident happened, according to an incident alert issued by ReCAAP.The alert stated that the pirates stole some coils of rope from the tanker and escaped in their small boats after the master raised the alarm. The crew was not injured."The India Coast Guard had dispatched a patrol vessel to the ship to investigate. The ReCAAP ISC was informed that the ship was not held back for investigation by the authorities," the alert stated.This is the fifth incident reported in the vicinity of Kochi anchorage, India, since January 2011, according to ReCAAP."All five incidents were petty theft cases which occurred under the cover of darkness. The favourable weather condition along the west coast of India enables robbers to come alongside a merchant vessel while at anchor, board the vessel from their boats, steal items such as ropes; and escape immediately on being detected without harming the crew."Source: Seatrade Asia

For the period January-September 2011 The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre issued its Quarterly Report regarding piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia for the period January-September 2011.While the total number of reported incidents (121) remained consistent with the same period in 2010, the number of Category 1 (very significant) incidents doubled to six from the three reported in 2010. (10/21/11).Source: ReCAAP

The crew members were not injured The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre issued an alert advising that robbers boarded a tug underway at night in the Singapore Strait.They stole electronics and cash before escaping. The crew members were not injured. You can view the Incident Alert, by clicking here.Source: ReCAAP

Total of 11 incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre issued its Report for August 2011.A total of 11 incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported during August 2011, compared favorably to 23 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships reported in August 2010.You can view the Report by clicking here.Source: ReCAAP

The robbers escaped and took with them a lifebuoy The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre issued an Incident Alert stating that, at about 0200 hours on 9 September robbers boarded a chemical tanker anchored off Pulau Karimun Besar, Indonesia.When spotted by a crewmember, the robbers escaped and took with them a lifebuoy. At about 0300 hours on 11 September, robbers boarded a tug boat underway off Pulau Karimun Besar. They took the crew's personal belongings, removed the GPS, and disconnected the vessel's communication system before escaping.To view the Incident Alert, click here.Source: ReCAAP

The crew was not injured The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre issued an Incident Alert stating that robbers boarded a petroleum product tanker underway at night in the Singapore Strait approximately seven nm northeast of Horsburgh Lighthouse.They departed the tanker after stealing some shipboard equipment and crew's personal belongings. The crew was not injured.You can view the Incident Alert by clicking here.Source: ReCAAP

Nine incidents of piracy or armed robbery of ships were reported The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre issued its Monthly Report for July 2011.Nine incidents of piracy or armed robbery of ships (eight actual and one attempted) were reported during the month.This compares with eleven incidents reported during July 2010.You can view the Report by clicking here.Source: ReCAAP

Co-sponsored by ReCAAP and the NATO Shipping Centre, Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre posted the Report of the 14 April 2011 Conference on Piracy & Sea Robbery, co-sponsored by ReCAAP, the NATO Shipping Centre, and various private stakeholders.Topics addressed in the conference included:(a) trends and assessments of piracy and sea robbery in Asia;(b) regional, industry, ship owners' and seafarers' perspectives on piracy and sea robbery; and(c) operational experiences of participating naval forces in combating piracy and sea robbery off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden.To view the Report, click here.Source: ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre