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SINGAPORE, July 29 -- A total of 43 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in the Asian region in the first six months this year, a report said here on Wednesday. According to the half yearly report by Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Center, 38 cases were actual incidents and five were attempted incidents. Of the 38 actual incidents, eight were incidents of piracy and 30 were incidents of armed robbery. Seven incidents of piracy were reported in the South China Sea and one incident was reported in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. Overall, there has been a decline in the total number of incidents during the first six months of this year compared to the same period of 2005 to 2008. The drop in the number of reported incidents was due to the decline in the number of attempted incidents. Notably, the number of incidents reported at ports and anchorages had reduced significantly and these were mostly less significant incidents. |
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