Seaborne robbery cases in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore highest since 2007

FILE PHOTO: Pantai Remis fishermen in Selangor reported at least six attacks by pirates in the Straits of Malacca between Dec 2024 and Feb 2025. - THE STAR

SINGAPORE: The number of piracy and armed robbery cases on ships for 2025 in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) rose to 108 incidents – the highest in the last 19 years from 2007 to 2025.

The recent figures represent a 74 per cent increase from the 62 incidents reported in the SOMS for 2024, said the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Centre (ISC) at a media briefing on Jan 9.