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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:	Ship's Name:	Narrations:

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118-19	Transpacific	30.09.2019: 1515 UTC: Posn: 01:02.7N – 103:39.0E, Singapore Straits. Deck crew on routine rounds onboard a bulk carrier underway in the Singapore TSS spotted five armed robbers on the aft deck. Alarm raised, SSAS activated and PA announcement made resulting in the robbers escaping without stealing anything. Incident reported to Singapore VTIS. After almost one hour and in Singapore waters, a Singapore police coast guard boat intercepted and escorted the ship to Singapore, where they boarded and searched the ship to ensure that the robbers had left.		View
117-19	Name Withheld	18.09.2019: 1900 UTC: Posn: Dermaga Kencana Terminal, Balikpapan, Indonesia. Two robbers boarded a berthed tanker. Alert crew noticed the robbers and raised the alarm resulting in the robbers escaping without stealing anything. Incident reported to local authorities.		View
116-19	Trammo Cornell	23.09.2019: 1925 UTC: Posn: 17:03.8N – 082:26.2E, Kakinada Anchorage, India. Four robbers boarded an anchored LPG tanker using a hook attached with rope. Alert crew noticed the robbers and raised the alarm resulting in the robbers escaping in their boat with ship’s stores. Incident reported to port authorities.		View
115-19	TSL Rosemary	25.09.2019: 2206 UTC: Posn: 01:36N – 104:32E, Around 16nm East of Bandar Penawar, Johor, Malaysia. A Bosun onboard an anchored general cargo ship sighted three robbers on the forecastle and immediately informed the OOW, who raised the alarm. The crew mustered and proceeded towards the forward. Seeing the alerted crew, the robbers escaped with a mooring rope.		View
113-19	Front Leopard	25.09.2019: 2015 UTC: Posn: 01:34N – 104:31E, Around 16nm East of Bandar Penawar, Johor, Malaysia. Unnoticed, robbers boarded an anchored tanker via anchor chain and stole ship’s equipment from the forward store and escaped. Incident reported to regional authorities.		View
114-19	Name Withheld	23.09.2019: 1700 UTC: Posn: 13:46N – 120:59E, Mabini Anchorage, Philippines. Duty crew onboard an anchored tanker noticed a person attempting to open the anchor hawse pipe cover. Alarm raised and crew mustered. Incident reported to local agent.		View
112-19	EF Eldra	22.09.2019: 0100 UTC: Posn: 02:32.44S – 080:05.72W, Around 4.5nm WNW of Isla Escalante, Ecuador. Two duty crew onboard a container ship under pilotage failed to respond to routine radio checks from the OOW. Investigations revealed that both the crews had been assaulted and tied up. They reported that seven persons armed with a shotgun had boarded, taken them hostage and stolen their personal effects and radios before escaping. The ship proceeded to Posorja roads where the coast guard and anti-narcotics police team boarded and searched the vessel. Once clearance was given the ship resumed her passage.		View
111-19	NA	23.09.2019: 0358 UTC: Posn: 05:34.05N – 119:07.05E, Around 6.3nm North of Pulau Tambisan, Sabah, Malaysia. Seven armed persons in two pump boats, wearing camouflage uniforms and masks, approached two fishing vessels. The persons boarded the fishing vessels, held the crew at gunpoint and took their personal effects, phones and documentation. Before leaving the armed persons kidnapped three crew members from one fishing vessel and headed to Tawi-Tawi Islands.		View
110-19	Grace Victoria	23.09.2019: 0315 UTC: Posn: 06:17.7N – 003:14.1E, Lagos Secure Anchorage Area, Nigeria. Duty watchmen onboard a tanker noticed two robbers near the forward cargo tanks and raised the alarm. One robber shouted at the watchkeeper and made a threatening gesture. Alarm raised and Nigerian navy patrol boat responded and searched the waters around the tanker. Investigations showed a section of the razor wire was broken and the vapour locks of the forward cargo tanks were opened.		View
109-19	Name Withheld	16.09.2019: 0250 UTC: Posn: 09:25.0N – 013:44.1W, Around 5nm SSW of Conakry, Guinea. Four robbers armed with a gun and knives boarded an anchored tanker. They took hostage the duty AB, tide his hands and forced him to lead them to the bridge. Once inside the bridge the robbers took hostage the duty officer and forced him to lead them to the Captain, Chief Engineer, third officer and bosun's cabins. After looting the cabins, the robbers locked the crew in a cabin and escaped. Crew personal belongings, cash and ship’s properties stolen.		View

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