Armed robbers have boarded three ships transiting the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme in the Singapore Strait within an interval of six hours during 8-9 November, according to ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC).

Two tankers transiting West Africa have successfully averted attacks by pirates on their crew, even though one of the tankers was boarded.

Three incidences of piracy against three bulk carriers have occurred over the weekend in the Singapore Strait, according to an update by ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC).

The UK special forces have stormed an oil tanker on Sunday and detained seven individuals suspected of hijacking the ship off the Isle of Wight.

A warning has been issued by ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) following two attacks on vessels in the port of Batangas, Philippines.

Pirates have kidnapped 15 seafarers from a Liberian-flagged tanker 244 nm south of Cotonou in Benin, Dryad Global reported.

The number of attacks on ships in the key waterway of the Singapore Straits doubled in the first half of the year to 16 incidents according to ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC).

Piracy watchdog the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports a surge in violent hostage taking and kidnappings of seafarers off West Africa in the first half of 2020.

Piracy watchdog the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports a surge in violent hostage taking and kidnappings of seafarers off West Africa in the first half of 2020.

Five seafarers have been kidnapped by pirates from a Pacific International Lines (PIL) multipurpose vessel Kota Budi offshore Benin.