Piracy and armed robbery cases in Singapore Strait hit 6-year high in 2021

There were 49 incidents in the Singapore Strait in 2021, the highest since the 99 incidents in 2015. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The number of piracy and armed robbery cases in the Singapore Strait hit a six-year high in 2021, even as such cases in Asia fell to their lowest since 2018.

There were 49 incidents in the Singapore Strait - recognised as one of the world's busiest shipping lanes - in 2021, compared with 34 in 2020 and 31 in 2019.