An overall of 11 cases of piracy and also heist versus ships were reported in Asia in May 2020. Of the 11 cases, one was a piracy event and also 10 were cases of heist versus ships.
There was no record of kidnapping of team in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and also waters off Eastern Sabah, Malaysia in May 2020; nonetheless, the kidnapping of team for ransom money continues to be a significant problem as shown by the Warning released by ReCAAP ISC on 23 May that a team of concerning 5 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) participants equipped with diverse weapons was preparing to perform kidnapping of team tasks in unrevealed locations off Sabah
ReCAAP ISC is additionally worried concerning the proceeded event of cases onboard ships while underway in the Singapore Strait; 3 cases were reported in May 2020
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With these, an overall of 15 cases were reported in the Singapore Strait throughout Jan-May 2020 making up 12 cases happened in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS), one event in the westbound lane of the TSS, one event simply outdoors (south) of the TSS and also one event in the preventive location
Number of Incidents from January to May 2020
- During January-May 2020, an overall of 49 cases (making up 48 real cases and also one tried event) of piracy and also heist versus ships were reported in Asia
- Of the 49 cases, 2 were cases of piracy and also 47 were cases of heist versus ships
- Compared to January-May 2019, the complete variety of cases reported throughout January-May 2020 had actually practically increased
- An overall of 25 cases (making up 22 real cases and also 3 tried cases) were reported throughout January-May 2019
- The variety of cases reported throughout Jan-May 2020 was the greatest contrasted to the very same duration of 2016-2019
- The rise of cases throughout January-May 2020 happened mainly in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and also Singapore Strait
