ReCAAP ISC issued an Incident Alert on Incidents against ships in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait: The incidents of armed robbery against ships continued to occur to ships while underway in the Singapore Strait. During 8 – 11 Apr 21, three incidents (two incidents on 8 Apr and one incident on 11 Apr) .
Incidents Of Piracy And Armed Robbery Against Ships In Asia In February 2021
In February 2021, three incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia. No piracy incident was reported.
The ReCAAP ISC is concerned with the continued occurrence of incidents on board ships while underway in the Singapore Strait. In February 2021, two incidents were reported in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait.
There was no report of abduction of crew in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and waters off Eastern Sabah in February 2021. However, the risk of the abduction of crew remains high as demonstrated by the abduction of crew incident on 17 Jan 20 (with four crew still held in captivity), information of planned kidnapping (as reported in ReCAAP ISC’s Warning issued on 2 Jul 20), and the operation on 3 Nov 20 by the Philippines authorities in preventing a kidnap-for-ransom incident.
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3 Of 7 Incidents Of Armed Robbery Against Ships In Asia Occured In Singapore Strait (January 2021)
February 10, 2021
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In January 2021, seven incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia. No piracy incident was reported.
The ReCAAP ISC is concerned with the continued occurrence of incidents on board ships while underway in the Singapore Strait. In January 2021, three incidents were reported in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait.
Incidents Against Ships In The Eastbound Lane Of Singapore Strait
The incidents of armed robbery against ships continued to occur to ships while underway in the Singapore Strait. During 25 –29 Jan 21, three incidents were reported on board ships while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait. The three incidents occurred in close proximity to each other and in particular, two incidents occurred within an interval of four hours. In all three incidents, the perpetrators were sighted in the engine room. However, nothing was reported stolen and the crew was safe with no confrontation with the perpetrators.