Situation of Piracy and Armed Robbery
against Ships in Asia
January-September 2016
ReCAAP ISC Presentation
SINGAPORE
20 October 2016
Regional Cooperation
Agreement
on Combating
Piracy
and
ArmedRobbery
Robbery against
Ships
in Asia
Regional Cooperation
Agreement
on Combating
Piracy
and
Armed
Against
Ships
in Asia
Scope
I.
Situation update
II. Modus operandi & arrests
III. Hijacking of ships for theft of oil cargo
IV. Abduction of crew
V. Case study
VI. Guides for industry
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I. Situation Update
January-September 2016
Number of incidents (January-September of 2012-2016)
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
129
169
59 (3 piracy, 56 robbery)
158
 56 actual, 3 attempted
99
96
117
91
94
5
5
12
11
59
 2/3 are CAT 4 incidents
56
 9 x CAT 1 incidents
3
Jan-Sep 2012 Jan-Sep 2013 Jan-Sep 2014 Jan-Sep 2015 Jan-Sep 2016
Total
Actual
Attempted
93
46
29
23
31
23 25
2012
2013
CAT 1
 65% decrease compared to 2015
23
2014
CAT 2
23
CAT 3
37
31
11
10
2
 Lowest in number
53
37
 Hijack of ships for oil cargo (2)
Compared to past years …
Significance level of incidents (January-September of 2012-2016)
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
 Abduction of crew (7)
9 7
2015
CAT 4
3
2016
Main reasons for decrease
 Marked improvement in Straits of Malacca
and Singapore (SOMS)
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 Decrease in hijack of ships for oil cargo
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Location of Incidents
Anchored / Berthed (73%)
Location
January-September 2016
Vietnam, 6
Bangladesh,
2
China, 3
Actual
Attempted
Bangladesh
1
1
China
3
India
12
Indonesia
20
Malaysia
5
Underway (27%)
Philippines
6
SOMS, 2
India, 1
South China Sea (SCS)
2
1
Straits of Malacca & Singapore
1
1
SCS, 2
Indonesia, 3
Vietnam
6
SCS, 1
Philippines, 3
Indonesia, 17
Philippines, 3
India, 11
Malaysia, 5
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South China Sea
 Decline in numbers (Jan-Sep 2016)
 4 (2012)  6 (2013)  30 (2014)
 11 (2015)  3 (2016)
 Lowest among five-year period
 1 x CAT 2, 1 x CAT 4 , 1 x attempted
 Main reasons for decrease
 Decrease of oil cargo theft (2014,
2015)
 Decrease in unauthorised boarding
while ship anchored in SCS (2014)
 Vigilance by master/crew
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Straits of Malacca and Singapore
January to September 2015
Significance Level of Incidents
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
 Significant decrease of
incidents
8
54
1
5
6
2
3
1
3
9
7
6
20
3
11
1
1
Jan-Sep 12 Jan-Sep 13 Jan-Sep 14 Jan-Sep 15 Jan-Sep 16
CAT 1
January to September 2016
CAT 2
CAT 3
CAT 4
Attempted
 12 (2012)  5 (2013)  26
(2014)  96 (2015)  2
(2016)
 In 2015, majority incidents
occurred in eastbound lane of
TSS in Singapore Strait
Main reasons for decrease
 Littoral States’ commitment,
and efforts in surveillance and
patrol
 Arrest of perpetrators
 Enhanced vigilance and timely
reporting by master/crew
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India
 Highest among five-year period
 7 (2012)  3 (2013)  10 (2014)
 6 (2015)  12 (2016)
 92% are CAT 4 incidents
 Opportunistic, petty thefts
 8 of 12 incidents at Kandla
port/anchorage
 HOWEVER, improving situation
 No incident reported since the
last incident in May 2016
 Arrest of perpetrators in Feb
2016 by India Coast Guard
(ICG)
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Arrest of Perpetrators (India)
 On 22 Feb 16 at about 0245 hrs, the ICG received
information
 Stena Impression and Stolt Focus, both anchored at Kandla
anchorage
 About perpetrators who tried to board them from a small boat
 Authorities intensified search in the area
 One small unlit fishing boat found operating suspiciously
 Fishing boat escaped upon seeing patrol vessel
 ICG patrol vessel gave chase and intercepted the boat
 All eight suspects on board the boat were apprehended
 Stolen tools carried on board were recovered
 All were handed over to the local security for investigation
Best practices
 Reporting of suspicious boats to
authorities
 Timely reporting
 Quick response by authorities
(Top) ICG personnel boarded the small boat
(Middle) Apprehension of the suspects
(Bottom) Items on board the boat
All photographs courtesy of ReCAAP Focal Point (India)
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Indonesia
 Slight increase but lower than 2012-2015
 48 (2012)  62 (2013)  41 (2014)  17
(2015)  20 (2016)
 Majority at ports & anchorages
 Pulau Batam/Bintan, Tanjung Priok,
Samarinda
 >2/3 are CAT 4
 1 x CAT 1 incident
 Attempted oil cargo theft (Hai Soon 12)
 Indonesian authorities arrested
perpetrators and cargo intact
 Crew safe
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Modus Operandi & Arrests
Types of Incident
Hijacking of ships for theft of oil cargo
 May-Jun – 2 (Hai Soon 12, Ever Prosper)
Abduction of crew
 Sulu Sea (Mar-Sep) – 7 [Brahma 12,
Massive 6, Henry, Charles 00, Serudong 3,
Fishing trawler (x2)]
Theft at ports and anchorages
Arrests (number of perpetrators)
 Posh Viking (2), Hai Soon 12 (9), Kandla
Anchorage (8), AD Matsu (1), Sea Star (6)
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III. Hijacking of Ships for Theft of Oil Cargo
Improvements
 Improving Situation
Ever Prosper
& Ever Dignity
3 Jun 16
0900 hrs
 4 (2012)  3 (2013)  15 (2014)  12
(2015)  2 (Jan-Sep 2016)
Mukah
 Two incidents of hijacking of ships for
theft of oil cargo
Bintulu
 Hai Soon 12 (8 May 16)
 Ever Prosper & Ever Dignity (3 Jun 16)
 Possible reasons for decrease
 Arrest of masterminds and perpetrators
 Commitment and efforts by authorities
 Sharing of best management practices by
industry
Pulau
Belitung
Hai Soon 12
8 May 16
2050 hrs
 Guide for tankers operating in Asia against
piracy and armed robbery involving oil
cargo theft
 Drop in oil prices?
 No room for complacency !
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Arrest by Locations (Oil Cargo Theft)
 Rehobot (28 Jan 15) - Indonesia
 Four perpetrators arrested in Indonesia in Feb 15
 Mastermind arrested in Philippines in Nov 15
 Sun Birdie (29 Jan 15) - Malaysia
 Nine perpetrators arrested in Malaysia waters on
29 Jan 15
 10 years imprisonment and 1 stroke of caning
 Orkim Harmony (11 Jun 15) – South China Sea
Eight perpetrators arrested in Vietnam in Jun 15
A suspect tug boat, Meulaboh, arrested in Indonesia in
Jun 15
Two masterminds arrested in Indonesia – one in Aug 15,
another in Dec 15
 Joaquim (8 Aug 15) – Malacca Straits
Suspect ship, MT Yacon, detained off Dumai, Indonesia in
Aug 15
Three suspects arrested in Indonesia in Dec 15
Perpetrators involved in Sun Birdie (left) and
Orkim Harmony (right)
(Source: World Maritime News & ReCAAP Focal Point
(Vietnam))
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Other Arrests by Locations
Perpetrators involved suspected of robbing ships
in Malacca Strait
(Source: Jakarta Post)
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IV. Abduction of crew
Status of abducted crew
Seven incidents of abduction of crew from ships (March-September 2016)
SULU SEA
SERUDONG 3 (18 Jul 16)
Tug boat & barge found abandoned
Five Malaysian crew missing
Later confirmed to be abducted
BRAHMA 12 (26 Mar 16)
10 Indonesian crew abducted
Sandakan
Languyan
Demanded USD 4.83 million
SABAH
Demanded USD 1.03 million
Crew released on 1 May 16
HENRY (15 Apr 16)
Lahad Datu
Tug boat fired at
FISHING TRAWLER (9 Jul 16)
Four Indonesian crew abducted
Three Indonesian crew abducted
Demanded USD 4.34 million
Crew released on 11 May 16
Tug boat abandoned
Tawau
Semporna
Sitangkai
FISHING TRAWLER (10 Sep 16)
Crew released on 18 Sep 16
CELEBES SEA
Three Filipino crew abducted
Tarakan
KALIMANTAN
Crew released (26)
CHARLES 00 (22 Jun 16)
Massive 6 (1 Apr 16)
Seven Indonesian crew abducted
Four Malaysian crew abducted
Demanded USD 4.83 million
Demanded USD 7.24 million
Two of the crew escaped (Aug 16);
three of the crew released on 1 Oct 16
Crew released on 8 Jun 16
Crew in captivity (10)
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Efforts by Philippines
 President Duterte orders to ‘seek and destroy’ the ASG
 Deployment of added AFP troops to Sulu and Basilan
 On 30 Aug, about 30 ASG killed, undetermined number of wounded;
AFP had 15 fatalities and 12 wounded
 Philippine Navy units blocking strategic areas of Sulu
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Efforts by Littoral States
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Philippines allows hot pursuit in its territorial waters with its forces
Joint naval patrols at command borders among littoral States
Report 20 ASG members surrendered
Malaysian on alert for ASG members
The PCG in coordination with the Western Mindanao Command launched night
patrols
Philippine Coast Guard Ready Force
(Photographs courtesy of ReCAAP
Focal Point (Philippines))
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Efforts by ReCAAP ISC & PCG
 ReCAAP ISC published two Special Reports on 22 Apr
16 and 27 Jul 16; advising shipping industry to:
 Adopt precautionary measures
 Report to PCG’s Operation Centre when their ships are
transiting the area; for monitoring by the PCG and
immediate responses in any eventualities:
Philippine Coast Guard District
Southwestern Mindanao Operation Centre
+63 929686 4129
+63 916626 0689
VHF: Channel 16 with call sign “ENVY”
Email: [email protected]
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V. Case study
Hai Soon 12
 8 May 16: Shipping company reported to ReCAAP ISC via
mobile app
Photograph courtesy of shipping company
QR Code for
mobile app
 Loss of communications with Hai Soon 12 for about 12 hours
 Carrying 4,000 metric tons of MGO
 En route from Singapore to Southern Ocean via Sunda Straits
Name of vessel
Hai Soon 12
Type of vessel
Oil product tanker
Flag of vessel
Kiribati
GT
3243
 Immediate actions by ReCAAP ISC and authorities
 ReCAAP ISC informed IFC and BAKAMLA
 Two TNI-AL ships were despatched to locate Hai Soon 12
 Work closely with shipping company to monitor Hai Soon 12
 ReCAAP ISC published an Incident Update
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Hai Soon 12
 9 May 16 at about 1430 hrs: TNIAL ships intercepted Hai Soon 12
 Arrested nine perpetrators on board
 Crew was safe and not injured
 Cargo was found intact
 Ship renamed to ‘AI SO’
Legend
SINGAPORE
Position of Hai Soon 12 (8-9 May 16)
A) 8 May 2016
KALIMANTAN
SULAWESI
Pulau
Belitung
B) 080312H May 16
C) 081400H May 16
Bawean
Island
D) 090257H May 16
Surabaya
 Best Practices:
 Timely reporting
 ReCAAP ISC information sharing
mechanism
 Regional cooperation and collaboration
 Immediate operational responses
(Left) Perpetrators arrested by Indonesian authority (Photograph courtesy of TNI-AL)
(Right) Hai Soon 12 escorted by Indonesian authority (Photograph taken from jpnn.com)
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VI. Guides for industry
Tanker Guide
Call for a guide by affected tanker industry
 Increasing number of hijacking of tankers (mostly <1000GT)
for oil cargo in 2014 & 2015
 Prelude to the ‘Regional Guide’
Working Group
 Led by ReCAAP ISC with Information Fusion Centre (IFC)
and S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
Purpose and Content
 Guidelines to assist ships to avoid, deter or delay such
incidents; and post incident management
 Collection of experiences, best practices and lessons learned
shared by various stakeholders & victim ships
Launch
 On 25 November 2015
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Regional Guide
 Request by shipping industry at 24th ASF Meeting for a Regional Guide to
address incidents in Asia
 Guide to cover all incidents regardless of ship type, cargo targeted, etc
 ReCAAP ISC welcomed like-minded
agencies to join in drafting the
Regional Guide…
WORKING GROUP
Members of
Working Group
INPUTS
IMO
INTERPOL
MMEA
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Past ReCAAP ISC Publications/Guides
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Thank you!
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ReCAAP mobile app QR code
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