Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia

Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia - Information Sharing Centre
	Logo of the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia - Information Sharing Centre
Abbreviation	ReCAAP ISC
Formation	29 November 2006
Type	International organization
Purpose	Anti Piracy
Headquarters	Singapore
Coordinates	1°17′33″N 103°47′33″E / 1.2923863°N 103.792483°E
Area served	Asia
Membership	21 Contracting Parties
Executive Director	Krishnaswamy Natarajan
Website	www.recaap.org

The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia, abbreviated as ReCAAP or RECAAP, is a multilateral agreement between 16 countries in Asia, concluded in November 2004 and includes the RECAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC), an initiative for facilitating the dissemination of piracy-related information.^[1]

To date, twenty one countries in various parts of the world have ratified the ReCAAP agreement.^[2]

^ Unattributed (n.d.). "Piracy and armed robbery against ships". International Maritime Organization. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ Ted Kemp (23 Sep 2014). "Singapore Strait piracy: US enters fight against pirates in Asia". CNBC. Retrieved 9 October 2014.

[IMO-1] Unattributed (n.d.). "Piracy and armed robbery against ships". International Maritime Organization. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

[CNA-2] Ted Kemp (23 Sep 2014). "Singapore Strait piracy: US enters fight against pirates in Asia". CNBC. Retrieved 9 October 2014.

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