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Four incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (three CAT 41 incidents and one attempted2 incident were reported to the ReCAAP ISC between April 19 and May 54, 2025. All incidents occurred onboard ships while underway off Pulau Cula, Indonesia, in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of Singapore Strait (SS). The crew members were not injured in all four incidents. On April 19 at 1 a.m., the 'Perlas' was subject of a boarding attempt by four perpetrators about 2.3 nautical miles off Pulau Cula in pos. 1° 3.73' N 103° 41.04' E. Nothing was reported stolen.

Three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (two CAT 31 incidents and one CAT 42 incident) were reported to the ReCAAP ISC. All incidents occurred whle the ships were underway off Pulau Cula in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of Singapore Strait (SS) on 7 May 2025. The crew members were not injured in all three incidents. At 3.20 a.m. the 'Elm Galaxy' was boaded by a perpetrators in pos. 1°5.32' N 103° 35.3' E, about 7.9 nauutical miles off Pulau Cula. Nothing was reported stolen.

Three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (two CAT 31 incidents and one CAT 42 incident) were reported to the ReCAAP ISC. All incidents occurred whle the ships were underway off Pulau Cula in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of Singapore Strait (SS) on May 7, 2025. The crew members were not injured in all three incidents. At 2.45 a.m. the 'Hui Shun No. 1' was boaded by two perpetrators, armed with knives, in pos. 1°3.58' N 103° 40.8' E, about 2.2 nautical miles off Pulau Cula. Nothing was reported stolen.

The 'Sea Panther', sailing more than 100 nautical miles south of the Nigerian coast, was boarded on April 21 by four perpetrators. They approached the vessel at high speed in a black-hulled craft and remained aboard for nearly four hours, taking personal property and equipment from the tanker, before fleeing. The captain and crew were well-prepared and followed mitigation recommendations, quickly fleeing to the citadel, where they remained during the incident. The perpetrators may have tried to enter the citadel, or it was a possible attempt at kidnapping because the pirates remained aboard for nearly four hours. The crew was unharmed. The vessel had departed Lomé on April 20 and arrived on April 23 at Douala.

Three incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (two CAT 31 incidents and one CAT 42 incident) were reported to the ReCAAP ISC. All incidents occurred whle the ships were underway off Pulau Cula in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of Singapore Strait (SS) on 7 May 2025. The crew members were not injured in all three incidents. At 04.03 a.m. the Voirgo' was boaded by five perpetrators, armed with gn-like objects, in pos. 1°8.13' N 103° 29.32' E, about 8.9 nautical miles off Pulau Cula. The intruders stole engine spares.