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The 'MSC Wave F' was boarded by four or five perpetrators armed with large knives and metal bars at the Tin Can Island Berth No. 10, Lagos, on Sep 10, 2023, at 11.35 p.m. UTC. The perpetrators stole one high-pressure machine and hose, then fled the vessel and escaped. The incident was reported to the port authorities.

Four robbers, armed with knives, boarded the 'Torm Amalie' at the Callao anchorage in pos. 11 59 47 S, 077 12 23 W, on Sep 2, 2023, at 07.20 a.m. UTC, Sep 2. The robbers took one duty crew hostage and tied him up. The general alarm was raised. Hearing the alarm, the robbers fled the vessel and escaped with the stolen vessel's properties and stores. The incident was reported to the Callao Port Control, and the Peruvian coast guard boarded the vessel for an investigation.

Two perpetrators in a canoe boarded the 'Maersk Logger', which was moored at the Luanda anchorage in pos. 08 44 40 S, 013 18 27 E, on Sep 4, 2023, at 02.15 a.m. UTC. The duty Able Seaman on his routine rounds noticed the perpetrators and immediately raised the alarm. Upon hearing the alarm, the perpetrators fled the vessel and escaped with stolen vessel's properties.

The duty crew on board the 'SLNC Severn' noticed three robbers armed with knives on the forecastle in pos. 03 47 18 N, 098 42 12 E, at the berth in the Belawan port on Aug 29, 2023, 9 a.m. UTC. The alarm was raised, and the crew mustered. Upon hearing the alarm, the robbers fled the vessel and escaped with the stolen ship's stores. The incident was reported to the local authorities through the local agent.

The 'Yangze 8' was boarded by four perpetrators, who were sighted in the engine room with gun-like objects, in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait in pos. 01 03 52 N, 103 41 37 E, on Aug 31, 2023, at 5.35 p.m. UTC. Initially, the Master reported that the crew was not accounted for as some had locked themselves in the cabins for self-protection. He contacted the local authorities and requested assistance. Subsequently, all the crew members were accounted for, and it was determined that the perpetrators had fled the vessel and escaped after being sighted. The Master reported that the perpetrators had stolen engine spare parts.