Asain waters are increasingly
becoming a hotspot of piracy. Most
cover of darkness. They generally
board the ship, seize the cargo and
Map showing all the piracy and armed robbery incidents reported to the
International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre in Southeast
Asian waters during 2013.
Indonesian waters are particularly
notable for piracy. Other important
sea accesses like Singapore Straits, in
Malaysian waters, in the Straits of
Malacca and in the water adjacent to
the Philippines are increasing seeing
pirate attacks. Pirates in the
Indonesian waters comprise of armed
groups equipped with guns, knives or
machetes and attacks are carried out
at night. In 2004, of the total number
of pirate attacks spiked to 329,
Indonesian waters housed 93 of them.
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rob the valuables from the crew.
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attacks in Southeast Asia are on
vessels at anchor, in port, or entering
or leaving harbour. Two most
important hotspots for piracy in
Southeast Asia are the southern part
of South China Sea near Tioman
Island and Aur Island off the east
coast of Malaysia, and near Mangkai
the Anambas Islands in Indonesia. In
2009 alone there are 4 attacks near
Aur Island and 13 attacks near
Mangkai and Anambas Islands. Pirates
employ „hit and run‟ tactics with
pistols, blades and machetes under