Incidents against Ships in the Eastbound Lane of Singapore Strait
ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre today issued Incident Alert 6/2020 – Incidents against Ships in the Eastbound Lane of Singapore Straits:
- During 25 – 26 October 2020, three incidents of armed robbery against ships occurred on board ships while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait
- The incidents occurred within intervals of two hours and in close proximity to each other
- With these three incidents, a total of six incidents were reported on board ships in the eastbound lane of the TSS during 11-26 October 2020 so far
- It is the highest number of incidents reported in one month compared to the previous months of 2020 (January-September)
- In all six incidents, there was no confrontation between the perpetrators and the crew
- One lifebuoy and some welding rods were stolen in one incident, and nothing was stolen in the other five incidents
- With the six incidents in October, a total of 28 incidents have been reported in the Singapore Strait since January 2020, of which
o 24 incidents occurred in the eastbound lane of the TSS
o One incident in the westbound lane of the TSS
o Two incidents in the precautionary area
o One incident just outside (south) of the TSS
