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The 'Ocean Diligence', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait (SS), was boarded by five perpetrators, about 4.4 nautical miles off Pulau Cula, in pos. 1° 6.4' N 103° 44.48' E, on Feb 26, 2025, at 5.20 a.m. Nothing was reported stolen, and no crew members were injured.

The 'Ifestos', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait (SS), was boarded by six perpetrators, who were armed with hammers, about 0.9 nautical miles off the Takong Kecil Lighthouse, in pos. 1° 6.62' N 103° 44' E, on Feb 28, 2025, at 12.30 a.m. Nothing was reported stolen, and no crew members were injured.

The 'Ailama', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait (SS), was boarded by four to five perpetrators, who were armed with gun like objects, about 2.3 nautical miles off Pulau Cula, in pos. 1° 4.65' N 103° 42.43' E, on March 3, 2025, at 05.00 a.m. The intruder stole engine spares and escaped.

The latest ship accused of damaging cables off Taiwan had a simple way of changing identity. It was able to change its name many times as the crews simply replaced three steel plates, so it has also recently traded as the 'Hongtai 68' and 'Shanmei 7'. The captain of the vessel – dubbed in local media as the ‘thousand faces ship’ – had on an earlier occasion been caught entering Taiwan with false documents.

The 'DSM Rose', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait (SS), was boarded by five perpetrators, who were armed with gun like objects, about 0.6 nautical miles off the Takong Kecil Lighthouse, in pos. 1° 5.27' N 103° 43.27' E, on Feb 28, 2025, at 1.22 a.m. Nothing was reported stolen, and no crew members were injured.