February 3, 2015

"The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia, aka ReCAAP, reports a 22% increase in the total number of piracy and armed robbery incidents in Asian waters in 2014.

The ReCAAP Information Sharing Center is the first government-to-government agreement to promote and enhance cooperation in the fight against piracy and armed robbery in Asia, with a total of 19 States involved to date. In its annual report, the organization tallied a total of 183 incidents across three category levels: category 1 being very significant, 2 being moderately significant; and 3 being less significant."

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http://gcaptain.com/asia-piracy-and-armed-robbery-incidents-up-22-in-2014-report/