Piracy

2021 saw the lowest number of piracy and armed robbery incidents globally since 1994. This reduction in the number of incidents is attributed in part to actions by authorities specifically in the Gulf of Guinea and Indonesia, which KBRV applauds. However, there were still 132 incidents reported and the threat remains.

In the Gulf of Guinea there were 34 reported incidents in this region as against 81 in the previous year. However, the region remains the piracy hotspot globally. Singapore Straits, on the contrary, has recorded the highest number of reported incidents since 1992, where 35 incidents were reported while vessels were underway. This is an increase of 50% in 2021 as compared to 2020.