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On May 23, 2025, at 1.10 a.m. the 'Aeolian Grace' was boarded by five perpetrators, armed with long pipes, about 1.8 nautical miles off Pulau Cula in pos. 1° 3.53' N 103° 31.31' E, while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of Singapore Strait (SS). The intruders stole engine spares.

The captain and crew of the 'Galaxy Leader', who were held for more than a year by Houthi terrorists, have been nominated for shipping’s top bravery award. The nomination of Lyubomir Chanev and his crew for the IMO’s Exceptional Bravery at Sea award is part of a list notable for acts of seafarer courage during the Red Sea crisis in 2024. The men from Bulgaria, the Philippines, Ukraine, Mexico and Romania were released in Jan 2025, after the start of a Gaza peace deal briefly reduced tensions in the region and led to a halt in the Houthi campaign. Other nominations on the 60-strong list include the Greece-nominated Captain Dimitrios Flouris and his crew from the tug 'Aigaion Pelagos', who played a key role in the operation to remove crude from the burning suezmax tanker 'Sounion', which was carrying a cargo of Iraqi oil from Basrah when it was attacked on Aug 21, 2024, off the port of Hodeidah. After the crew abandoned the ship, Houthi operatives detonated explosives on the deck of the ship, sparking fears of an environmental catastrophe. The cargo was not removed for another three months. Also nominated was Captain Sharad Sinsunwal and the crew of the Indian warship INS 'Kolkata'. The vessel was involved in the rescue of the surviving crew from the Houthi missile strike against the 'True Confidence', who were plucked from the sea and given medical treatment on the warship. The vessel was also involved in the rescue of 17 crew members who had been held hostage for four months fromthe 'Ruen', which had been hijacked by Somali pirates. The 'Kolkata' cornered theship in a 40-hour operation and coerced all 35 pirates into surrendering in March 2024. The nominations will now be scrutinised by an assessment panel chaired by IMO secretary general Arsenio Dominguez before being submitted to a panel of judges. The winners will be announced later this year.

Early on May 26, 2025, the 'Shejyoti' was boarded by a group of 14 robbers, armed with local weapons, who attacked the vessel from a fishing trawler at Mongla Port in Bagerhat,They tied up the seven crew members, including the chief officer, and looted the ship for about two hours. The robbers stole crane grabs, wire ropes, engine bearings, fuel oil, supplies, and seven mobile phones. Three crew members were injured during the assault and received first aid through the shipping agent. It was the third such attack on the vessel, being the most significant, with stolen goods worth approximately Tk 50 lakh, The ship has been stranded at the port since June 22, 2024, due to a mechanical fault after unloading a cargo of stones from India. A written complaint has been filed with the Mongla Port Authority, Coast Guard, and other law enforcement agencies. An operation, supported by intelligence activities, was launched to recover the stolen goods and apprehend the robbers. The Mongla Port Authority was aware of the incident, and an investigation was in progress.

Two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (one CAT 21 incident and one CAT 4 2 incident) were reported to the ReCAAP ISC between April 22 and April 25, 2025. Both incidents occurred onboard while the bulk carriers were underway off Pulau Cula, in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of Singapore Strait (SS). The crew members were not injured in the incidents. The 'Panagia Force' was boarded by four perpetratos, armed with knives, on April 22 at 11: 00 p.m. in pos. 1° 5.4' N 103° 34.42' E, about 8.8 natucal miles from Pulau Calu. The intruders tied up the crew and stole engine spare parts and personal belongings.

The 'Atlântida’ was fired upon offshore of Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, in an area where terrorist groups are still active, an official source from the Russian Embassy in Maputo confirmed on May 16, 2025. The ship, which was carrying out marine research work, was returning to the port of Maputo when it came under attack on May 10 at around 3 p.m.LT, more than three miles off the coast of the island of Tambuzi, at the Quirimbas archipelago, by two unknown vessels, which did not come into contact with the ship, and opened fire. The ship then headed for more distant waters, escaping the vessels.