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Over the past week, 27 January-2 February, two CAT 3 incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia have been reported.
One incident occurred onboard a RoRo cargo ship while at anchor in waters off Bauan Batangas, Philippines on 22 January 2026. The other incident occurred onboard a container ship while at anchor in Manila Bay Anchorage, Philippines on 26 January 2026. The crew were not injured in both incidents. Some unsecured items were
stolen in one of the incidents.
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On 3 February, an incident, which occurred 16 nautical miles north of Oman within the inbound Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the report, the vessel was hailed via VHF radio by several small armed boats. The ship ignored the request to stop and continued along its planned route.
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On 3 February, an incident, which occurred 16 nautical miles north of Oman within the inbound Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the report, the vessel was hailed via VHF radio by several small armed boats. The ship ignored the request to stop and continued along its planned route.
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A captain was arrested on 30 January on suspicion of narcotics smuggling, following his detention aboard a containership docked at Kaohsiung Harbor the previous day, Taiwanese authorities report.
As reported, the captain was taken in for questioning after customs officials discovered a large quantity of heroin during an inspection of the Yang Ming Horizon, when it arrived in Kaohsiung on 29 January.
The vessel had departed Hai Phong Port in Vietnam with its itinerary originally listing a stop in Hong Kong before proceeding to Kaohsiung. However, the ship unexpectedly skipped Hong Kong and sailed directly from Vietnam to Kaohsiung, arriving late on the night of 29 January.