ASIAN waters saw a 13 per cent rise in armed robbery and ship piracy in January-September this year against the same period in 2021.
During this nine-month period, 62 incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported compared to 55 incidents reported during January-September 2021, says ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC), an inter-governmental agency that works on combating piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia.
The bulk of increase in incidents occurred in the Singapore Strait where 41 incidents were reported during the nine months in comparison with 27 incidents during the same period in 2021, reports Container News.
"The situation in the Singapore Strait remains an area of concern," said ReCAAP ISC.
It, however, noted there has been a decrease in the number of incidents in the waters of India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
The ReCAAP ISC said there was no incident of abduction of crew for ransom in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and waters off Eastern Sabah during the period.
Data shows that Bangladesh saw four incidents in the first nine months of 2022, compared to no incidents in the same period last year.
The majority of the incidents reported in Asia are armed robberies against ships. The data of the 16-year period of January-September of 2007-2022, shows that the number of piracy incidents fluctuated each year, with an average of 11 per cent for piracy incidents and 89 per cent for armed robbery against ships.
Of the 62 incidents reported during the period January-September 2022, 16 incidents (26 per cent) occurred to ships while at anchor/berth and 46 incidents (74 per cent) occurred to ships while underway.
ReCAAP ISC is concerned with the continued occurrence of incidents in the Singapore Strait, in particular, the cluster of incidents off Tanjung Pergam, Bintan Island (Indonesia), Pulau Nongsa, Batam Island (Indonesia) and the increasing cluster off Pulau Karimun Kecil (Indonesia).
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