INTERNATIONAL
MARITIME ORGANIZATION
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IMO
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MSC 70/15/1/Add.1
23 October 1998
Original: ENGLISH
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MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE
70th session
Agenda item 15
PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY AGAINST
SHIPS
Implementation of the anti-piracy
project
Note by the Secretariat
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SUMMARY
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| Executive
Summary: |
This document reports
briefly on the
missions of experts to
the South East
Asia region and Brazil
and on the regional
seminar and
workshop for
South and Central
America countries
(Brasilia, 20 to 22
October 1998) |
| Action to be Taken: |
Paragraph 14 |
| Related documents: |
MSC 70/15/1 |
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Mission of experts on piracy and
armed robbery against ships to
the South East Asia
region
(5 to 11 October 1998)
1 A mission of experts on piracy and
armed robbery against ships was
undertaken to Manila,
Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta from
5 to 11 October 1998 in
co-operation with the Governments
of the Philippines,
Malaysia and Indonesia, respectively.
2 The Governments of Australia, the
United Kingdom and the United
States provided experts
for the mission, which was also
attended by observers
from ICS/ISF and ITF/ICFTU. The
Secretariat was
represented by two senior MSD
officials.
3 The mission was undertaken against
some disturbing statistics showing
that, over the
period from 1995 to the present,
244 incidents had
been reported to have taken place
in the South China
Sea and Malacca Strait areas
out of 715 worldwide,
Of the incidents reported in
the two areas:
- 86.5% had taken place in territorial waters
or within ports;
- 56% concerned ships at
anchor or at berth;
- while, in 23% of the reported
incidents,
violence had been used and
in 16% violence had
been threatened.
For reasons of economy, this document is
printed in a limited
number. Delegates are
kindly asked to bring
their copies to
meetings and not to request
additional
copies.
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