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Piracy attacks in South-east Asia now account for 60% of global incidents, with a surge of activity in Vietnam marking it as a new global hotspot.

Using data from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), a new report by insurance firm Allianz shows global piracy attacks increased ...

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  • Sam Chambers

    May 12, 2016 at 2:07 pm

    This report is misleading/ out of date … as it refers to last year when in fact piracy incidents have shifted away from Vietnamese waters now

    • Sam Whelan

      May 13, 2016 at 3:03 am

      Hi Sam

      Thanks for pointing that out.

      The Q1 2016 ReCAAP report recorded only 1 incident in Vietnam compared to 7 for the same period last year. It will be interesting to see the full year-on-year comparison in 2017

      Best regards

      Sam

  • David Rider

    May 12, 2016 at 2:21 pm

    Despite requests from numerous sources, no evidence of an actual pirate attack plus hack has ever been presented, as far as I am aware. We contacted Verizon for further details on their data breach report, but received no response. The incident referred to has not appeared in any reports from IMB, ReCAAP or others as far as I am aware.

    • Sam Whelan

      May 13, 2016 at 3:17 am

      Hi David

      Thanks for your comment.

      Perhaps the shipping line failed to report the incidents due to fear of reputation damage.

      Best regards

      Sam

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