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ReCAAP: Three Incidents Of Piracy And Armed Robbery Against Ships In Asia In February 2019

A total of three incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in February 2019. There was no report of abduction of crew in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and waters off Eastern Sabah; and no hijacking of ships for theft of oil cargo reported in February 2019. However, the abduction of crew for ransom in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and waters off Eastern Sabah remains a serious concern.

FEBRUARY 2019

NUMBER OF INCIDENTS

In February 2019, three actual incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported. The incidents have been verified and reported to ReCAAP ISC by ReCAAP Focal Points. Refer to the Appendix on page 17 for the description of the incidents.

Compared to February 2018, there was a 50% decrease in the number of incidents reported in February 2019. A total of six incidents were reported in February 2018 compared to three incidents in February 2019. Graph 1 shows the number of incidents reported each month from February 2018 to February 2019.

STATUS OF SHIPS

Of the three incidents reported in February 2019, one incident occurred on board ship anchored at Caofeidian anchorage in China, one incident on board ship anchored at Belawan anchorage in Indonesia; and one incident on board ship while underway in the Singapore Strait.

SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL OF INCIDENTS

All three incidents reported in February 2019 were CAT 4 incidents. Chart 1 shows the significance level of incidents reported in February of 2007-2019.

JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019

NUMBER OF INCIDENTS

During January-February 2019, a total of six incidents were reported. All were incidents of armed robbery against ships. No incident of piracy was reported. Compared to January-February 2018, there was a 65% decrease in the total number of incidents reported during January-February 2019. A total of six incidents were reported during January-February 2019 compared to 17 incidents reported during January-February 2018. The improvement was most apparent at ports/anchorages in Bangladesh, India, Philippines and Vietnam with no incident reported in these areas during January- February 2019 compared to the same period in 2018.

Both the total number of incidents and the number of actual incidents reported during January- February 2019 are the lowest among the 13-year period of January-February of 2007-2019. Graph 2 shows the total number of incidents reported during January-February of 2007-2019.

ReCAAP ISC February 2019 Report [PDF]

Source: ReCAAP

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