India has been hit by a series of piracy incidents during the month of January, latest industry figures reveal.
The country suffered six of the nine incidents reported in Southeast Asia last month by the Singapore-based the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Centre.
Of the six incidents reported in India, five occurred on board ships anchored in the Gulf of Kutch, Kandla, and one on board a ship anchored in Visakhapatnam, in eastern India.
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