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Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2023

The table below gives a narrative of the most recent attacks. Click the magnifying glass button to view a map of the attack location and to get further details.

Attack Number: Narrations: Date of Incident
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114-23 25.11.2023: 1845 UTC: Posn: 14:36.72N – 120:49.56E, Manila Bay Anchorage, Philippines.
Five unauthorised persons boarded an anchored container ship through the hawse pipe. Duty AB on rounds noticed the persons and raised the alarm resulting in the persons escaping with stolen ships properties. VTMS Manila notified and a patrol boat was dispatched to search the area.
2023-11-25
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113-23 22.11.2023: 2135 UTC: Posn: 01:43.20N – 101:26.72E, Dumai Anchorage, Indonesia
Four robbers armed with knives boarded an anchored tanker. They threatened and took hostage the duty AB while the OS managed to escape and inform the Duty Officer. Alarm raised and crew mustered. Seeing the crew alertness, the perpetrators escaped empty handed.

2023-11-22
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112-23 19.11.2023: 2145 UTC: Posn: Belawan Port Whaft 106, Indonesia
Alert crew onboard a berthed product tanker noticed unauthorised persons on deck and raised the alarm resulting in the perpetrators escaping with stolen ship’s properties. Incident reported to the local authorities through the local agent.
2023-11-19
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111-23 16.11.2023: 0540 UTC: Posn: Callao Anchorage, Peru.
Two robbers armed with a gun boarded an anchored bulk carrier and stole ship’s store from the forward station. Incident reported to Callao VTS port control. All crew safe.
2023-11-16
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109-23 01.11.2023: 1845 UTC: Posn: 01:43.25N – 101:26.61E, Dumai Anchorage, Indonesia
Five robbers armed with knives boarded an anchored general cargo ship. They threatened the duty AB, who managed to escape and raise the alarm resulting in the robbers escaping with stolen ships spares.
2023-11-01
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108-23 23.10.2023: 1700 UTC: Posn: 01:10N – 103:26E, Singapore Straits.
Duty crew onboard a bulk carrier underway noticed three unauthorized persons entering the engine room. One of the persons was armed with a knife. The duty crew notified the bridge. Ship’s general alarm raised, announcement made on PA and VTIS informed. A small boat trail was noticed on the radar screen, moving away from the ship. Crew mustered and a search was made. Footprints were found in the steering gear room leading to the main deck. Nothing reported stolen. Vessel anchored at Eastern bunkering anchorage and the coast guard boarded for inspection.
2023-10-23
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107-23 05.11.2023: 1850 UTC: Posn: 10:13.4N – 107:00.8E, Vung Tau Anchorage, Vietnam.
Unnoticed, robbers boarded an anchored general cargo ship and escaped with ship’s stores. During security rounds, the watchman noticed footprints on the deck and observed the paint store padlock broken and stores missing. Alarm raised, crew mustered, and a search was carried out. Incident reported to port control.
2023-11-05
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106-23 17.10.2023: 2230 UTC: Posn: 05:48.53N – 118:05.06E, Sandakan Port, Sabah, Malaysia.
Unnoticed, robbers boarded a berthed container ship and escaped with ship’s properties. The theft was noticed after the ship sailed from the port.
2023-10-17
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105-23 15.10.2023: 1850 UTC: Posn: 01:02.7N – 103:39.1E, Singapore Straits.
Six robbers armed with knives boarded an oil tanker underway. Three engine crews were tied up and their heads were covered with cardboard boxes. After about twenty minutes, one of the engine crew managed to untie himself and the others. Master was informed, general alarm raised and PA announcement made. Incident reported to Singapore VTIS and the tanker was instructed to anchor. Singapore Police Coast Guard boarded the tanker for investigation. It was found that engine spares were stolen.
2023-10-15
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104-23 22.10.2023: 1650 UTC: Posn: 01:04.2N – 103:35.9E, Singapore Straits.
About four or five robbers armed with a gun and knives boarded a bulk carrier underway. They took hostage the third engineer and tied him up. Duty oiler noticed the robbers and raised the alarm resulting in the robbers escaping with stolen spare parts. Incident was reported to Singapore VTIS and the Singapore coast guard boarded the vessel for investigation.
2023-10-22
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