THE Singapore Strait saw the world’s largest number of reported piracy and armed robbery attempts in the first half of the year, though most were low-level crimes, reports Bloomberg. The Singapore Strait saw a 25 per cent increase in reported cases. The incidents involving 20 vessels in the congested waterway are considered to be opportunistic crimes, typically occurring at night with one or more groups targetting passing ships – including tugs and barges – to rob them. The Gulf of Guinea on...
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