Loss Prevention Advice
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Over the past week, 18-24 November, three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (two CAT 3 incidents and one CAT 4 incident).
Two of the incidents (one CAT 3 and one CAT 4) occurred while the ships were underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait (SS), and one incident (CAT 3) occurred at Belawan Anchorage, Indonesia. The crew members were safe in all three incidents. Ship stores and scrap metal were stolen in two incidents, and nothing was stolen in one incident.
Area of concern
With the two incidents reported in SS, a total of 102 incidents were reported in SOMS since January 2025. The ships shall to exercise enhanced vigilance when transiting SOMS and the littoral States to increase patrols and enforcement in these areas as well as at their ports and anchorages.
Situation of abduction of crew in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and waters off Eastern Sabah
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On 23 November, warned vessels to avoid an area 470 nm east of Socotra, Somalia, after a crude oil tanker reported a possible Pirate Action Group (PAG) dhow approaching while towing four skiffs.
A crude oil tanker, while sailing southbound in the Indian Ocean, 470 nm E of Socotra, reported a possible Pirate Action Group (PAG) dhow towing four skiffs, moving towards the vessel, decreasing the CPA to 1,5 nm at 11°34’ 7’’N / 062°28’ 7’’E at 02:00 UTC. When the dhow stopped, one skiff was boarded by a number of persons and commence sailing towards the vessel. The vessel increased the CPA, the PMSC team monitoring the situation from the bridge and the skiff altered course seemingly aborting any further approach.
Vessel and crew are safe and continue sailing to the next port of call.
The area is associated with elevated risk of organized Pirate Action Group activity.
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