ISC Half Yearly Report Shows 2-fold Increase in Piracy & Armed Robbery

A total of 51 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia during January-June 2020.
Of the 51 incidents, 50 were actual incidents and one was an attempted incident. Refer to the Appendix on ‘Description of incidents (January-June 2020)’.
Compared to January-June 2019, the number of incidents during January-June 2020 increased by almost two-fold.
During January-June 2019, 28 incidents (comprising 25 actual incidents and three attempted incidents) were reported.

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