WHAT IS PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY AGAINST SHIPS AND WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU ENCOUNTER AN INCIDENT? Definitions Piracy, in accordance with Article 101 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), is defined as: 1. “Piracy” means any

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Published on Thursday, 23 July 2026 02:26
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Reporting Maritime Piracy

Diagram 1 – Flow Diagram for Reporting Incidents in Asia according to IMO MSC.1/Circ 1334

Notes:

  1. The RCCs of some ReCAAP Contracting Parties are also their ReCAAP Focal Points. These Focal Points also disseminate incident information internally to their respective RCCs, maritime authorities and law enforcement agencies as appropriate.
  2. The ReCAAP Focal Points are governmental agencies designated by the respective Contracting Parties of the ReCAAP Agreement.
  1. The incident reporting process in Asia does not change other reporting processes for incidents already in practice.

Lodge an Incident Report with ReCAAP ISC

While not mandatory, shipowners, ship operators and shipping companies are encouraged to report all “Actual” and “Attempted” incidents related to piracy and armed robbery at sea as soon as possible to ReCAAP ISC using this online form https://www.recaap.org/lodge-incident-report

You are encouraged to provide as much details as possible; the information reported will be kept strictly confidential.

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