Tag: SOMS

  • ASEAN navies join forces over piracy

    Assurances that Malacca Strait is ‘safe’. ASEAN navies join forces over piracy The navies of ASEAN member countries are to join forces and hold a joint operation to uncover the […]

  • When piracy is actually robbery

    Legal distinction often ignored by media. SSA: Need to differentiate between piracy and sea robbery Crystal Chan The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) has emphasised that there is a difference between […]

  • Crew of hijacked tanker safe

    Orkim Harmony Captain makes contact. Crew of hijacked tanker safe, no word on cargo, says navy chief BY MUZLIZA MUSTAFA All crew on board the hijacked petrol tanker MT Orkim […]

  • Robbers hit three ships in three hours

    Armed robbers in multiple attacks. Three ships boarded by armed robbers in SE Asia within three hours ReCAAP yesterday took the unusual step of issuing an alert for the Straits […]

  • Hijacked tanker spotted

    Orkim Harmony sighted with new name and paint job. Malaysian navy says missing tanker found in Cambodian waters KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian-registered tanker that disappeared a week ago in a […]

  • ReCAAP: 80 Piracy Incidents This Year till May

    Increase of 19% over same period in 2014. ReCAAP: 80 Piracy Incidents This Year till May By Aiswarya Lakshmi From January 2015 till May 2015, a total of 80 incidents […]

  • Brits nabbed for making piracy film

    Team producing documentary for National Geographic. Brits nabbed for making piracy film in Malacca Straits The Indonesian Navy handed over Friday evening to the police two Brits and nine Indonesians for reenacting […]

  • Piracy in Southeast Asia

    “It is likely that piracy in Southeast Asia will continue for years to come…” Piracy in Southeast Asia When we think of piracy, Somalia and the 2013 Hollywood movie Captain […]

  • PVI Weekly Piracy Report

    PVI Weekly Piracy Report High Risk Area (HRA) On 26 May, a merchant vessel reported being followed for a period of 20 minutes by a single white skiff travelling at […]

  • Bunkers linked with piracy rise

    Analysis by Risk Intelligence.  Analyst Links Singapore Bunker Players with Increase in Region’s Fuel Piracy, says it’s “the Perfect Product to Steal” Higher bunker standards in Singapore may be inadvertently causing ships […]