Singapore-headquartered Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) has again issued a warning calling for extra vigilance while transiting the Sulu-Celebes Sea and eastern Sabah region as well as when at anchor off ports in the region.
The warning came as ReCAAP revealed details of a robbery made on board Chemikalien Seetransport’s 40,000-dwt products tanker MS Sophie (built 2004) while it was anchored off the Filipino port of Batangas on 30 June.
