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South East Asia remains pirate hot spot

16th July 2014 - 07:23 GMT | by Philip Rood in Portsmouth

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South East Asia remains the hotspot for maritime crime incidents, according to second quarter figures from intelligence experts Dryad Maritime.

A total 12 cases of vessels being boarded while underway in the area of Singapore have been reported during 2014. In addition, there have been a further 19 reports of robberies, attempted robberies and suspicious approaches in the anchorages to the east of the Singapore Strait.

According to Dryad, there is at least one gang operating to the east of Singapore with the intention of hijacking small product tankers and stealing their cargo of fuel oil. Recently the product tanker

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