Tag: robbery

The Information Fusion Centre (IFC) recorded a total of 35 sea theft/robbery incidents in the Singapore Strait in the first quarter of 2025.

ReCAAP ISC issued an alert regarding the occurrence of incidents of sea robbery onboard barges towed by tug boats during 16-17 March 2025.

A shipmaster was injured in a sea robbery incident on a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier off Singapore's Strait of Malacca, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

Information Fusion Centre (IFC) issued its latest infographic, providing a summary of incidents against ships in the Singapore Strait as of 26 October 2022.

The Japan P&I Club was informed about robberies forced into their way into a vessel anchoring at Callao anchorage in Peru.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency has been looking out for 12 suspects, who belonged to an Indonesian cargo vessel’s crew, after being suspected of robbing about 1.8 million liters of diesel.

The Japan P&I Club received information from its local correspondent in Guinea, TCI Africa Conakry, warning operators to be very vigilant for robberies.

In a written reply to a Parliamentary Question on Piracy Along Singapore Strait by Mr Christopher de Souza, the Minister for Defence, Dr Ng Eng Hen noted that the Maritime Security Task Force (MSTF) plans to restructure in order to deal with piracy at sea.

Nautilus International heard the results of the Nautilus Federation report regarding criminalisation in the shipping industry. The results show that approximately 90% of the seafarers questioned, expressed concerns about the issue, while two thirds said it impacted the way they felt about working in the profession.

Pirates attacked a South Korean-flagged cargo ship in the South China Sea early on July 22, and stole thousands of dollars in cash, as well as the sailors' shoes. Because of the attack, two people sustained minor injuries. What is more, after the pirates boarded the CK Bluebell, they took $13,000 and belongings, such as mobile phones, clothes and shoes from the 22 crewmembers. The incident happened near the Singapore Strait.