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15 Jan 2021 05:43PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: There were 34 instances of suspected robbers boarding ships in the Singapore Strait last year, three more than the 31 incidents reported in 2019, a maritime information sharing centre said on Friday (Jan 15).
This continues a rising trend after only 17 incidents were reported from 2016 to 2018, according to figures from the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Centre.
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Of the 34 incidents in 2020, 30 took place in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS), while the most common type of vessel targeted were bigger ships like bulk carriers, the centre s annual report for 2020 s
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ReCAAP: 11 Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships In Asia During November
In November 2020, 11 incidents of armed robbery against ships¹ were reported in Asia. No piracy² incident was reported. With these incidents, the total number of incidents from January to November 2020 was 95 incidents, which represents an increase of 36% compared to the same period of 2019 (70 incidents).The ReCAAP ISC is concerned with the overall increase of incidents in Asia, particularly the continued occurrence of incidents (robberies and thefts) in the Singapore Strait. Six incidents were reported in the Singapore Strait in November 2020.
With these, a total of 34 incidents were reported in the Singapore Strait during January-November 2020 comprising 30 incidents occurred in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS), two incidents in the precautionary area, one incident in the westbound lane of the TSS and one incident just outside (south) of the TSS. There was no report of abduction