Report: Asia recorded 17% rise in piracy, armed robbery in 2020

SINGAPORE, Jan 16 (Xinhua): A total of 97 incidents of piracy and armed robbery were reported in Asia in 2020, representing a 17 percent rise in the total number of incidents from the year of 2019, according to a report released here.

There were 95 actual incidents and two attempted incidents, registering an increase of 32 percent in actual incidents, said the annual report from the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP).