Multiple vessels (aggregate)

Bryan Flowers

kidnap for ransom trend · 2024-12-31 · Sulu Celebes (southern philippines)

Date: 2024-12-31
Region: Sulu Celebes
Vessel: Multiple vessels (aggregate)
Vessel type: fishing tugboat mixed
Incident type: kidnap for ransom trend
Outcome: mixed outcomes
Casualties: kidnappings

Summary

The Abu Sayyaf-driven Sulu/Celebes Sea kidnap-for-ransom trend continued at low intensity in 2024, primarily targeting fishing vessels and tugboats transiting between Sabah and the southern Philippines. The Trilateral Cooperative Arrangement (TCA) between Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines — established 2017 — has significantly suppressed the pattern versus 2016-2019 levels. Merchant shipping transiting the archipelago is still advised to hire armed local escort for the Sulu Sea corridor. Deep-sea merchant traffic largely avoids the area. This aggregate entry summarises the ReCAAP trend.

Source

Reporting organisation: ReCAAP ISC

https://www.recaap.org/reports

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