Tag: Singapore Strait

Information Fusion Centre released its mid year report focusing on different maritime security categories for the period from January to June 2021.

Singapore’s Information Fusion Centre (IFC) published its latest infographic, providing an overview of incidents against ships in the Singapore Strait as of 4 August 2021. The update informs of two new incidents in the region since the last infographic on 2 July.

In its weekly report for 13-20 July, ReCAAP ISC informs of two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia, both to ships while underway off Tanjung Pergam, Bintan Island, Indonesia, in the Singapore Strait on 17 July, within an interval of 30 mins and in close proximity to each other.

On 17 Jul 21, two incidents of unauthorized boarding occurred to ships while underway off Tanjung Pergam, Bintan Island, Indonesia, the ReCAAP ISC said through a new incident alert. The two incidents occurred within an interval of 30 mins and in close proximity to each other in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait.

A total of 37 incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia during January-June 2021, accounting for a 35% decrease, compared to a total of 57 incidents reported during the same period in 2020, according to ReCAAP ISC half-yearly report. 

IMB received reports of 68 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships globally in the first half of 2021, down from 98 incidents during the same period last year and the lowest number of reported incidents for the first half of any year since 1994.

Singapore’s Information Fusion Centre (IFC) published its latest infographic, providing an overview of incidents against ships in the Singapore Strait as of 1 July 2021. The update informs of five new incidents in the region since the last infographic on 31 May. 

In June 2021, five incidents occurred to ships while underway off Tanjung Pergam, Bintan Island, Indonesia, ReCAAP ISC said in a new alert to shipping. The incidents occurred on 2, 5, 26 (two incidents), and 30 June, and in close proximity to each other in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme in the Singapore Strait.

A total of four incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in May 2021, including three actual and one attempted incident, according to ReCAAP ISC monthly piracy report. There was no piracy incident, while the number of incidents reported during January-May 2021 has decreased compared to January-May 2020. 

In its weekly report for 1-7 June, ReCAAP ISC informed of two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia, both to ships while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait.