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An incident of armed robbery aoccurred onboard a barge towed by the 'HK Tug 9', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme of the Singapore Strait, approximately 6.1 nautical miles off Tanjung Pergam, in pos. 01° 17.53' N 104° 20.55' E on March 7, 2025, at 8:08 p.m. Three unarmed perpetrators boarded the barge and stole scrap metals. No injuries were reported.

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.

One crew member of the 'Basset', en route from Tanjung Pelepas to Pengerang, was injured during an unauthorised boarding by an unknown number of perpetrators, armed with gun like objects, in the Singapore Strait, 3.2 nautical miles off the Takong Kecil Lighthouse in pos. 1° 8' N 103° 45.68' E, on Feb 28, 2025, at 7 a.m. The 29-year-old Indian national has been taken conscious to hospital for medical treatment. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) was alerted to the boarding of the chemical tanker, that took plac outside Singapore territorial waters. The intruders stole engine spares. All crew members have been accounted for. The authority had issued safety broadcasts to vessels, telling them to maintain a vigilant watch. The Singapore Police Coast Guard (PCG) and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were activated to assist the tanker’s crew.

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.

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.