Piracy in South-east Asia from Jan to May 2020 doubled from same period in 2019
ASEANBUSINESS STAFF[email protected]@AseanBusinessSG
JUNE 11, 2020 - 7:29 PM
THE number of incidents involving piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia doubled in the first five months of 2020, compare to the same period last year, according to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP).
From January to May 2020, there were 49 such incidents, compared with 25 between January and May 2019. ReCAAP said the 2020 figure is the highest compared to the same period between 2016 and 2019.
Among these cases, 34 were in South-east Asia, compared with 18 during the same period in 2019.
There were 12 incidents in Indonesia, five in the Philippines and two in Vietnam. The most concerning to ReCAAP however, is the 15 incidents in the Singapore Strait, compared with seven during the same period in 2019.
ASEANBUSINESS STAFF[email protected]@AseanBusinessSG
JUNE 11, 2020 - 7:29 PM
THE number of incidents involving piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia doubled in the first five months of 2020, compare to the same period last year, according to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP).
From January to May 2020, there were 49 such incidents, compared with 25 between January and May 2019. ReCAAP said the 2020 figure is the highest compared to the same period between 2016 and 2019.
Among these cases, 34 were in South-east Asia, compared with 18 during the same period in 2019.
There were 12 incidents in Indonesia, five in the Philippines and two in Vietnam. The most concerning to ReCAAP however, is the 15 incidents in the Singapore Strait, compared with seven during the same period in 2019.
