Piracy ‘spike’ in South China Sea

Piracy in the South China Sea has hit a five-year high, an international monitoring agency has said. According to the ReCAAP monitoring centre, there have been 10 reports of sea attacks so far this year, compared to the previous high of nine in 2005. Tankers and large container ships are most vulnerable to pirate attacks, said ReCAAP, because they are slow moving.