THERE were a total of three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia in January 2019, a 73 per cent decrease compared to the same month last year, according to data from Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCP)

THERE was a total of eight reported incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia, one of which was an attempted incident in August, one fewer than the total number of incidents reported the month before, according to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAPP)