OPINION | The surprising link between piracy and Covid-19

The Singapore Strait is experiencing a spike in maritime piracy attacks, with the incidence increasing from 12 attacks in 2019 to 38 in 2022, and an upwards trend continuing into 2023. Southeast Asian waters are of geostrategic importance to global shipping routes, maritime trade, and networks of...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/piracy/opinion-the-surprising-link-between-piracy-and-covid-19/

OPINION | Sea robbery in the Singapore Strait

Since the beginning of 2023, sea robbery in the Singapore Strait has increased at an alarming rate. The 113-kilometre long, 19-kilometre wide strait that connects the Indian Ocean with the South China Sea is one of the world’s busiest commercial waterways through which approximately 1,000 ships...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/piracy/opinion-sea-robbery-in-the-singapore-strait/

American tanker captain gets 15 days’ imprisonment for alleged illegal anchoring in Indonesia

Reuters reports that the captain of a foreign-flagged commercial vessel has been sentenced to spend 15 days in prison in Indonesia following allegations of illegal anchor ..

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ReCAAP Reports 7 Armed Robbery Assaults in Asia

In April 2021, seven incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia, reads the monthly ReCAAP ISC report. No piracy incident was reported.

Incidents in the Singapore Strait

The ReCAAP ISC is concerned with the continued occurrence of incidents on board ships while underway in the Singapore Strait.

In April 2021, five incidents were reported in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait. There was no report of abduction of crew in the...

https://mfame.guru/recaap-reports-7-armed-robbery-assaults-in-asia/

5 Of 7 Incidents Against Ships Reported Occurred In Singapore Strait (Asia, April 2021): ReCAAP ISC

The number of incidents in April. A total of seven incidents (all actual incidents) were reported in Asia in April 2021. All were incidents of armed robbery against ships. There was no piracy incident. Of the seven incidents, five incidents occurred to ships underway in the Singapore Strait (SS), one incident onboard a ship berthed at MOT Terminal, Sandakan, East Malaysia and one incident onboard a ship anchored in Manila Bay, the Philippines.

With these incidents, a total of 24 incidents...

https://www.marineinsight.com/marine/5-of-7-incidents-against-ships-reported-occurred-in-singapore-strait-asia-april-2021-recaap-isc/