• One incident has been recorded globally during this reporting period
• West Africa VRA/HRA: No incidents have been reported.
• Indian Ocean VRA/HRA: No incidents have been reported.
• Southeast Asia Region: One incident has been reported.
• Americas Region: No incidents have been reported.

• No incidents reported

• The last incident in the region saw a cargo vessel attacked whilst underway approximately 150nm south of Cotonou, Benin on 2nd July. Five members of crew were kidnapped during this incident.

• Pirate attacks have accounted for 36% of the total incidents in the region so far this year. In 2019 there was a total of fifty five pirate attacks accounting for 40% of the total incidents.

• There has been a total of sixty nine crew kidnapped in the region so far this year. Last year saw a total of one hundred and ninety crew kidnapped.

• No incidents reported this week.
  
• The most recent incident saw a robbery occur on an anchored bulk carrier at Nacala anchorage, Mozambique on 30th June. 
• Robberies have accounted for 48% of the total incidents so far this year. In 2019 robberies accounted for 35% of the total incidents.
• There was a total of two incidents in June. The same number as last year. The second quarter of 2020 has seen a total of eight incidents. This is a 60% decrease from the first quarter where there was twenty incidents.

• One incident reported this week. 

• This incident saw a robbery take place on a bulk carrier whilst underway approximately 23nm east of Singapore.

• This was the second robbery that has taken place in the Singapore Straits so far in July.

• There was a total of six incidents in the region in June. This is double the amount of incidents than in June last year. Each month of this year has seen an increase in incidents.

• No incidents reported.
• No incidents reported this week. 
• The last incident in the region saw an attempted robbery take place on an anchored bulk carrier at Callao anchorage, Peru on 26th June 2020.
• The main threat in the region comes from robberies. 90% of the incidents this year have been robberies.
• The month of June saw a total of three incidents. That’s equivalent to last month and one more than in June 2019.

This report is produced in partnership with with Clearwater (CWD).  All findings are predictive and estimative. To communicate these findings clearly and in order to accurately compare threat levels, the report uses a variation of terminology used by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).

Piracy: CWD/CV have adopted the definition of piracy similar to that given in the BMP5. Content within this document uses the term ‘piracy’ which includes all violent and non-violent acts against vessels, her crew and cargo which have taken place either in internal waterways, territorial waters or deep offshore. CWD/CV classifies piracy incidents into six categories:

Hijacking – Crew lost control of the vessel for a sufficient period of time and then pirates kidnapped at least one crewmember and/or passenger (s)

Pirate Attack – Vessel was attacked with gunfire or RPG fire and/or then boarded the vessel with the intent to hijack and/or kidnap at least one crewmember(s) and/or passenger(s)

Robbery – Vessel is boarded with criminal intent, theft does not have to occur

Suspicious approach/vessels – Suspicious activity reported (i.e. a vessel was approached by unidentified craft with one or more persons on board) or sighting of firearms and boarding equipment on board a suspicious vessel and/or sighting of a confirmed pirate mother ship

General Alert – A reported incident has been released by authorities to notify seafarers of a possible incident which is still being investigated/confirmed. This can also be a warning of an imminent Danger to seafarers

Caution – An unconfirmed warning of an incident that could affect seafarers which CWD Operations Centre has received.

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