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ReCAAP ISC Issues Warning on Incident Involving Bulk Carrier off Sibutu Island, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre today issued a Warning based on information from the Philippine Coast Guard (ReCAAP Focal Point) about an incident involving a bulk carrier, Akij Pearl off Sibutu Island, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines on 3 March 2021 at about 1045 hrs. While the bulk carrier was underway, an unidentified speed boat with three perpetrators on board attempted to board the ship. The master reported the incident to the Philippine Navy Littoral Monitoring Station (LMS). There was no men...

Home / Shipping News / International Shipping News / Senior Officers of ReCAAP Contracting Parties Gather to Deepen Understanding and Enhance Cooperation to Combat Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Senior Officers of ReCAAP Contracting Parties Gather to Deepen Understanding and Enhance Cooperation to Combat Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Capacity Building Senior Officers’ Meeting takes place on the back of 32% increase in actual incidents in Asia in 2020 Senior officers from ReCAAP Contracting Parties as well as Indonesia gathered virtually today to gain an in-d...

SINGAPORE, Jan 16 (Xinhua): A total of 97 incidents of piracy and armed robbery were reported in Asia in 2020, representing a 17 percent rise in the total number of incidents from the year of 2019, according to a report released here. There were 95 actual incidents and two attempted incidents, registering an increase of 32 percent in actual incidents, said the annual report from the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP). Of the 97 incidents, 93 were armed robbery against ships, while four were piracy. Despite the in...