Piracy in Asia increased by 25% during the first nine months of 2015, compared to the same period last year, piracy watchdog, Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP), has warned on its Information Sharing Centre (ISC) website.
According to ReCAAP, a total of 161 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia during January-September 2015, compared to 129 incidents reported in the same period in 2014.
Of these, 11 were piracy incidents and 150 were armed robberies against ships. 110 incidents occurred on board ships while under way and 51 on board ships while at ports and anchorage.
The bulk of the incidents occurred in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.
