THIRD QUARTERLY REPORT - Maniobra de buques

ReCAAP ISC
Third Quarterly Report
Map 2 shows the location and significance level of the incidents reported at the ports and
anchorages in Vietnam during January-September of 2008-2012. Majority were Category 3 and
petty theft incidents. Of the 33 incidents reported during January-September 2008-2012, five
were Category 2 incidents, nine were Category 3 incidents and 19 were petty theft incidents. In
most of the Category 3 and petty theft incidents, the robbers operated in small groups of one
to three men, not armed, did not harm the crew and more interested in stealing ship stores and
engine spares.
Of the three incidents reported during January-September 2012, two were Category 2 incidents and
one was a petty theft incident. Both Category 2 incidents occurred in the northern part of Vietnam
while the petty theft incident occurred in the south.
The ReCAAP ISC observed that majority of the incidents reported during January-September of
2008-2010 occurred at the port of Vung Tau. However, during the same period in the recent two years
(January-September of 2011-2012), six of the nine incidents occurred at the ports of Cai Lan, Cam
Pha, Hai Phong and Hon Gai; and three occurred at the port of Vung Tau.
The ReCAAP ISC encourages close linkage and engagement between the authorities and the
maritime communities to promote the need to report all incidents promptly so that the authorities
could take the appropriate response accordingly.
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