World authority warns ships to take extra care near Indonesian island, after series of brutal incidents in the area. SHIPS have been warned by the London-based International Maritime Bureau to ‘take extra precautions’ against pirates when sailing off Bintan, after a series of ‘serious and brutal incidents’ in the area. The warning follows not just a rise in the number of attacks near the Indonesian island in the first half of the year, but more violent ones too – a trend the bureau finds worrying. In a report released yesterday titled Piracy And Armed Robbery Against Ships, the world authority on matters related to maritime trade said that violent pirate attacks hit an all-time high. Apart from the waters off Bintan, which is a 45-minute ferry ride away from Singapore, it has also labelled the seas off Bangladesh, India and Indonesia as places that are ‘piracy-prone’. Full Story
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