Indonesia, though a reluctant partner in regional maritime security agreements, possesses some of the most strategically important waterways in the world. The straights of Malacca, Sunda and Lombok see nearly 3 times as much oil travel through their waters than the Gulf of Aden and ground pipelines in the Middle East. In 2002, that equated to just […]
Crew Held in Philippines
The Philippine coastguard announced that it is detaining the entire crew of a logging ship that hit a coral reef in the central Philippines. The “Unicorn Logger” left from Malaysia and was carrying logs to be unloaded in Japan. Reef crashes are a serious problem for archipelago nations in Southeast Asia. Aside from being very damaging to […]
The Role of ReCAAP
The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) is a multinational agreement signed by 16 countries to promote cooperation and information sharing in a collective effort to rid Southeast Asian waters of pirates. After pirate attacks reached a shockingly high level at the end of the 21st century, the […]
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