Maritime piracy in the
Latest data from the Coast Guard showed that incidents of
piracy and armed robberies against ships in Philippine waters fell to seven
last year, from 14 in 2013. Of these seven incidents, two incidents each were
reported off Tawi-Tawi province and Manila ’s South Harbor ,
and the others were reported in the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay, Batangas,
and Bataan .
But last month, the PCG reported a failed attempt to loot a
foreign vessel, the first such incident this year.
Sought for comment, the PCG in an email cited “Pertinent
information received by the PCG from the ReCAAP-Information Sharing Center
(ISC) “as being “very useful in tracking down the hijacked vessels and the
suspects.”
From 2009 to 2014, there were 70 recorded cases of maritime
piracy, claiming the lives of 13 people, with eight subsequently classified as
missing.
The PCG also said in an email that there have been “no
significant attacks against large vessels, except for petty robberies on board
foreign vessels at the anchorage areas perpetrated by plain thieves, although
vessels under 3 GT (gross tons), particularly those engaged in fishing and
interisland trade in Southern Philippines, have been the perennial victims of
extortion and piracy committed by lawless elements whose main reason for
conducting maritime piracy is to supplement the diminishing resources of their
movements.”
The PCG said among its challenges are piracy cases outside
Philippine waters, citing the January hijacking of a tanker in Indonesia
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/philippines-maritime-piracy-down-by-half-coast-guard-says/
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