A total of 100 incidents of Armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia in 2023. There was no piracy incident reported. This marks a 19% increase in the number of incidents reported in 2023 compared to 84 incidents (80 actual and four attempted incidents) reported in 2022.
In 2023, for Quarter 4 (Q4) compared to Q3, there has been a decrease of incidents [16 incidents versus 23 incidents]. The number of incidents reported in Q4 2023 is the lowest among the four quarters of the year in review. In addition, based on a quarter-to-quarter comparison among the five-year reporting period of 2019-2023, the 16 incidents reported in Q4 2023 also represents the lowest number of incidents.
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