No more ransom abductions at Sulu-Celebes Seas: Report

A library photo shows a US Navy vessel sailing off Zamboanga City in southern Philippines. 

(Photo by Al Jacinto)

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The ReCAAP has noticed that threat on abduction of crew for ransom in the Sulu-Celebes Seas remained low and there has been no incident due to the successful military operations and robust law enforcement initiatives by the Philippines.

Bangladeshi cargo vessel escapes pirate attack in Tawi-Tawi waters

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Bangladeshi bulk carrier, the Akij Pearl, escaped pirates who tried to board the cargo vessel while sailing off Sibutu Island in the southern Philippine province of Tawi-Tawi near the Malaysian border, reports said.

Sayyafs on the hunt in Sabah

THE PHILIPPINE Coast Guard warned seafarers in the southern Filipino region to stay alert and vigilant after it received intelligence reports that the pro-ISIS group Abu Sayyaf has dispatch a team to carry out kidnapping in Sabah.