Asian Piracy Is on the Rise

on November 12, 2020

Piracy and armed robbery against ships is on the rise in Asia, ReCAAP ISC reveals in its latest monthly report.

In October, nine incidents of armed robbery against ships and no piracy incidents were reported in Asia. With these, the total number of incidents from January to October was 84, a 35% increase from 62 over the same period in 2019, and the most reported since 2016.

Source: marinelink.com

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