--- title: Abu Sayyaf restarts kidnap-for-ransom at sea campaign description: The Philippine Coast Guard is warning a faction of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf is hunting vessels in Southeast Asia again looking for kidnap-for-ransom targets. image: https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hubfs/Abu%20Sayyaf.jpg --- ###### 1 min read # Abu Sayyaf restarts kidnap-for-ransom at sea campaign By: [ Dryad Global ](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/author/dryad-global) on July 2, 2020 at 1:01 PM [Maritime Security](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/maritime-security) [South East Asia](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/south-east-asia) [Malaysia](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/malaysia) [Abu Sayyaf](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/abu-sayyaf) [Kidnapping](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/kidnapping) [Philippines](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/philippines) - [**](https://twitter.com/GlobalDryad) - [**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dryad-global/) - [**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZSIjPkeq7iDcsj4r9TF9mg?sub_confirmation=1) ![Featured Image](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hubfs/Abu%20Sayyaf.jpg) [Sam Chambers Splash247](https://splash247.com/abu-sayyaf-restarts-kidnap-for-ransom-at-sea-campaign/) The Philippine Coast Guard is warning a faction of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf is hunting vessels in Southeast Asia again looking for kidnap-for-ransom targets.  Five members of the group are using a yellow and orange striped speedboat powered by a 250 horsepower Yamaha engine looking for targets in between the Philippines and Malaysia with ships told to be especially vigilant when passing through the Tawi-Tawi and Sabah waters. The Regional Co-operation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery (ReCAAP) issued a warning today, stating: “Ship masters and crew are strongly urged to exercise extra vigilance when transiting the waters off Eastern Sabah and in the Sulu-Celebes Seas.” ###### Share article [![Share on Facebook](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Drayad_DMP21/Images/fb.png?width=24&name=fb.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fchannel16.dryadglobal.com%2Farchive%2Fabu-sayyaf-restarts-kidnap-for-ransom-at-sea-campaign%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Drayad_DMP21/Images/linkedin.png?width=24&name=linkedin.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fchannel16.dryadglobal.com%2Farchive%2Fabu-sayyaf-restarts-kidnap-for-ransom-at-sea-campaign%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Drayad_DMP21/Images/twitter.png?width=24&name=twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fchannel16.dryadglobal.com%2Farchive%2Fabu-sayyaf-restarts-kidnap-for-ransom-at-sea-campaign%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fchannel16.dryadglobal.com%2Farchive%2Fabu-sayyaf-restarts-kidnap-for-ransom-at-sea-campaign%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Abu%20Sayyaf%20restarts%20kidnap-for-ransom%20at%20sea%20campaign) [![Share on Pinterest](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Drayad_DMP21/Images/pinterest.png?width=24&name=pinterest.png)](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchannel16.dryadglobal.com%2Farchive%2Fabu-sayyaf-restarts-kidnap-for-ransom-at-sea-campaign%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dpinterest&media=https%3A%2F%2Ff.hubspotusercontent40.net%2Fhubfs%2F4795492%2FDrayad_DMP21%2FImages%2Fpinterest.png) [![Share on Email](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Drayad_DMP21/Images/mail.png?width=24&name=mail.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fchannel16.dryadglobal.com%2Farchive%2Fabu-sayyaf-restarts-kidnap-for-ransom-at-sea-campaign%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fchannel16.dryadglobal.com%2Farchive%2Fabu-sayyaf-restarts-kidnap-for-ransom-at-sea-campaign%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) #### Related Posts ### [ESSCom forms task force against robbery at sea The Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) have set up a taskforce team to eradicate robberies at..](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/esscom-forms-task-force-against-robbery-at-sea) ### [Malaysia extends curfew in Sabah's ESS Zone until.. 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