Piracy and armed robbery incidents in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) rose sharply in 2025, reaching their highest level since 2007, according to the latest annual report issued by the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC).
ReCAAP recorded 108 incidents in the SOMS in 2025, a 74 per cent increase from the 62 incidents reported in 2024. This is the highest number of cases reported in the waterway over the past 19 years.
Across Asia, 132 piracy and armed robbery incidents were reported to ReCAAP between January and December 2025, marking a 23 per cent rise compared with 107 incidents in 2024. Of the total cases, 127 were actual incidents, while five were attempted attacks.
Although the number of incidents increased, ReCAAP assessed that the severity of cases declined in 2025. More than half of the actual incidents were classified under the lowest severity level, involving unarmed perpetrators
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