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The 'HK 9' along with the top deck cargo barge 'LKH 2882' was approached by 10 perpetrators on July 15, 2024, at 9.40 a.m. in pos. 1° 16.1' N 104° 13'37' E, about 7,5 nautical miles vom Tanjung Tondong. The pirates stole scrap metal from the cargo of the towed barge. No injuries were reported.

The 'Honor Star', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait (SS) about 8.1 nautical miles west of Pulau, en route from Manamah to Labuan, was boarded by six perpetrators, armed with knives, on Dec 14, 2024, short past midnight in pos. 1° 4.5' N 103° 34.9' E. The intruders stole engine spares and escaped.

The 'Cape Star' was boarded by five perpetrators, armed with knives & gun-like objects, on Dec 17, 2024, at 11.53 a.m. about 2.5 nautical miles northwest of Pulau Cula in pos. 1°4.81' N 103° 41.9' E, in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait (SS). The intruders stole engine spares and escaped. No injuries were reported.

The 'Proteus Harvonne', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait (SS) enropute from Sikka to Tanjung Langsat, was boarded by two perpetrators, armed with knives, about 2.4 nautical miles northwest of Pulau Cula, in pos. 1° 4.55' N 103° 41.60' E on Dec 11, 2024. The crew was assaulted by the pirates. Nothing was reported stolen.

On Dec 9, 2024, a barge, towed by the 'HK Tug 9' was boarded by 20 unarmed perpetrators in the South China Sea, about 8.4 nautical miles northeast of the Horsburgh Lighthouse in pos. 11° 25.45' S 104° 30.55' E. The pirates stole scrap metal. No injuries were reported.