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The 'Sandpiper Pacific' was boarded at the Medan Customary Anchorage in pos.3°55.95' N 98° 44.38' on Dec 29, 2024, at 10.35 a.m. by three perpetrators. Nothing was reported stolen. The ship had sailed from Singapore on Dec 25 for orders.

While underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait (SS) on 28 Dec 2024, the 'Rostrum Hedonist' was boarded by five perpetrators in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS), in pos. 1° 3.28' N 103° 40.27 E,'about 3.2 nautical miles west of Pulau Cula, at 01.14 a.m. The intruders were armed with gun-like object. Engine spares were reported stolen.

On Dec 19, 2025, at 4 a.m. the 'Nordmaas' was boarded by an unknown number of perpetrators on the Vung Tau Anchorage off Ho Chi Minh City, in pos. 9° 59' N 101° 4' E. The intruders stole paint. No injuries were reported. The ship berthed in Batangas on Dec 23.

Houthi terrorist claimed a drone attack on the 'Santa Ursula' in the Arabian Sea on Dec. 27, 2024, stating that several drones hit the vessel near Socotra Island, calling the strike a response to a violation of its blockade on occupied Palestinian ports by the ship's owner. The ontainer ship had been heading for Oman from the port of Algeciras, before suddenly losing its AIS signal on Dec 25 at around 11.40 p.m. GMT. The ship was transmitting signals again off the üort of Salah early on Dec. 27.

A new suspected deliberate attack on an undersea cable has taken place on Jan 3, 2025, off the coast of Taiwan. The 'Shunxing 39', registered in Tanzania, but controlled by China and owned by a Hong Kong shipping company, is suspected of being behind it. The sabotage hit a telecommunications cable off Taiwan's northern coast at Keelung. The cable's owner, Chungwha Telecom, alerted the local authorities on the afternoon when all communication with the cable was suddenly interrupted. Investigations showed that the 'Shunxin 39' was close to the cable when the connection was broken. The authorities therefore decided to send a patrol ship from the Coastguard to stop the Chinese ship. But the weather was bad and it was not possible to board the vessel, which therefore continued its voyage towards a port in South Korea. The ship has now switched off its AIS transmitter and its whereabouts are unknown. Report with photo: https://www.maritimedanmark.dk/nyt-haervaerk-mod-undersoisk-kabel