Why piracy in Singapore Strait persists in the Covid-19 pandemic

Piracy cases have surged again in 2020 in the Singapore Strait despite the pandemic.PHOTO: ST FILE
  • Updated
    Dec 1, 2020, 7:52 am
  • Published
    Dec 1, 2020, 5:00 am SGT
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SINGAPORE - In the darkness of a warm May evening, five pirates climbed aboard the bulk carrier Vega Aquarius that was sailing through the Singapore Strait en route to China.

Armed with knives, they accosted a sailor, relieved him of his cellphone, and left him with a minor head injury before fleeing.

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