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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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005-23 25.01.2023: 1915 UTC: Posn: 06:14.32S – 108:25.33E, Balongan Anchorage, Indonesia.
Around five persons in a small boat approached an anchored tanker. Duty crew on rounds noticed one unauthorised person standing on the poop deck assisting another one to board. Alarm raised and crew mustered. Seeing the crew alertness, the unauthorised persons escaped with their accomplices in their boat. Incident reported to port control. All crew safe. Nothing reported stolen.
2023-01-25
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004-23 19.01.2023: 0540 UTC: Posn: 10:12.8N – 075:50.6W, Cartagena, Colombia.
Three unauthorised persons boarded a container ship underway. Alarm raised, ship’s horn sounded, crew mustered and coast guard notified. Hearing the alarm and seeing the crew alertness the persons escaped in their boat. The coast guard escorted the vessel and after berthing boarded the vessel for investigation. All crew safe.
2023-01-19
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003-22 05.01.2023: Between 0400 - 1000 UTC: Posn: 01:21N – 104:21E, Singapore Straits.
Unauthorised persons boarded a barge laden with scrap metal, stole some of the cargo and escaped. All crew members reported safe.

2023-01-05
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002-23 04.01.2023: 0555 UTC: Posn: 01:17.8N – 104:10.5E, Singapore Straits.
Around three to four robbers, in fishing boats, boarded a barge under tow. It is understood that some of the scrap metal transported by the barge was stolen. Incident reported to Singapore VTS and a coast guard boat responded. All crew members safe.
2023-01-04
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001-23 09.01.2023: 0425 UTC: Posn: 12:01.5S – 077:12.0W, Callao Anchorage, Peru.
Four robbers armed with knives boarded an anchored general cargo ship via the anchor chain and broke into the forecastle store. Duty watchman on routine rounds was threatened with a knife as he approached the forecastle and he immediately notified the bridge. Alarm raised, ship’s horn sounded, and crew mustered. Hearing the alarm and seeing the crew alertness, the robbers escaped without stealing anything. Local authorities informed through the agents.
2023-01-09
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