ReCAAP ISC Piracy & Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia - January 2014 Report
Source: ReCAAP ISC
THERE HAS been a reduction in the number of incidents of armed robbery against ships reported in Asia in January 2014 compared to the same period in past four years (January of 2010-2013). A total of six incidents were reported in January 2014 and all were robberies against ships. No incident of piracy was reported.
Of the six incidents reported in January 2014, three were Category 2 (moderately significant) incidents, one was a Category 3 (less significant) incident and two were petty theft (minimum significant) incidents. There was no Category 1 (very significant) incident reported in January 2014.
Although the number of incidents reported in January 2014 was the lowest among the five-year reporting period (January of 2010-2014), half of the incidents were Category 2 in nature. The ReCAAP ISC recommends ship masters and crew to increase security watch and maintain vigilance especially during hours of darkness when their ships were at anchor/berth to avoid incidents at ports and anchorages.
Description of Incidents in Jan 2014 (PDF)
Subscribe to our newsletter. Receive a weekly round-up of all piracy-related news.
OCEANUSLive.org
Information, Security, Safety; Shared
Submitted by Team@oceanuslive.org