Piracy in Asia Waters rose to the highest level in five years, data shows

2020 shot of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asian waters during the first half of the year to its highest level in five years and nearly double the number in the same period last year. A total of 51 incidents were reported in the region in the period from January to June, of which 50 were made and it was an attempt, according to data from ReCAAP ISC, a group of piracy information with 20 member countries, in particular in Asia. The reports and courteous compared to 28 accidents in the same period of year 2015 is the highest since the count in the first six months registered 114, the data showed. The incidents occurred in the Straits of Singapore and the South China Sea and the waters off countries such as Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam. Thirty-one of 51 events that occurred during the ships were anchored and the remaining as they are in transit, according to the data. Piracy and armed robbery in the Strait of Singapore, one of the busiest commercial shipping lanes around the world have doubled from a year ago, to 16 incidents. Chinese ports compared to three incidents in the past year does not detect such an event in the period.
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