Only one in five hijackings are reported

Risk Intelligence senior analyst estimates that only one of five hijackings in Southeast Asia are reported to local authorities. In a region where the average number of hijackings amount to one in every two weeks, the past year's increase in the numbers is expected to represent the tip of the iceberg. Furthermore, due to a conscious approach by the pirates, seeking to avoid international attention by hijacking ships for the sole purpose of stealing their cargo, the vast majority of hijackings and cargo thefts in the region are expected to remain unregistered.