Despite a decline in global piracy, the Singapore Strait is an "area of concern"

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Despite an overall decline in piracy incidents against commercial ships worldwide, the Singapore Strait remains one of the regions of concern, with an 11% increase in 2022. As a result of analyzing these incidents, ReCAAP (The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships ) attempts to improve the safety conditions and area.

Korean Tanker Boarded by Pirates for the Second Time in Gulf of Guinea

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South Korean officials and security operations monitoring the Gulf of Guinea are confirming that a South Korean-owned product tanker was boarded by pirates near Cote d'Ivoire and later released. The incident, which served as a reminder that piracy continues to be a danger in the region, was the second time that the same product tanker had been boarded in 2022.