Piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia has fallen for the second consecutive month, according to a Singapore-based piracy watchdog.
Thirteen incidents were reported in October according to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP).
This compares with 18 reported incidents in September and 25 incidents in August.
Of the 13 incidents reported in October seven took place in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS); two at the Indian anchorages of Kandla and Sikka; one at Indonesia’s Belawan anchorage; one at Sandakan anchorage in East Malaysia; one at Davao in the Philippines and a single incident at Vietnam’s Cai Lan anchorage.
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