VIVAnews - Busy shipping lanes of the Malacca Strait which connect Indonesia and Malaysia are stated as secure. Based on data of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), there was only one incident occurred on the Indonesia's part of the Malacca Strait recorded in the first quarter of 2009.
In 2008, five piracy cases occurred in the lanes were reported. "Any country having the responsibility over the security in the Malacca Strait must be praised for their ceaseless efforts to secure the shipping lanes on the Malacca Strait," said the IMB as quoted from Rivertonradio's webpage on Wednesday, April 22.
However, ships must remain on alert because tight patrol on the Malacca Strait may stop at any time.
The IMB webpage mentions that several waters that are prone to piracy include Anambas (Natuna Islands), Belawan and Tanjung Priok at Jakarta. "The pirates usually equip themselves with rifles, knives or dirks," said the IMB.
The London-based watchdog recorded 102 attacks worldwide in the first three months of 2009 compared with 53 in that period a year ago, with 61 attacks in the Gulf of Aden and off the east coast of Somalia compared with 6 in the first quarter of 2008.
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Translated by: Bonardo Maulana Wahono
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