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A new suspected deliberate attack on an undersea cable has taken place on Jan 3, 2025, off the coast of Taiwan. The 'Shunxing 39', registered in Tanzania, but controlled by China and owned by a Hong Kong shipping company, is suspected of being behind it. The sabotage hit a telecommunications cable off Taiwan's northern coast at Keelung. The cable's owner, Chungwha Telecom, alerted the local authorities on the afternoon when all communication with the cable was suddenly interrupted. Investigations showed that the 'Shunxin 39' was close to the cable when the connection was broken. The authorities therefore decided to send a patrol ship from the Coastguard to stop the Chinese ship. But the weather was bad and it was not possible to board the vessel, which therefore continued its voyage towards a port in South Korea. The ship has now switched off its AIS transmitter and its whereabouts are unknown. Report with photo: https://www.maritimedanmark.dk/nyt-haervaerk-mod-undersoisk-kabel

The 'Front Eagle' was boarded by three perpetratos on Dec 22, 2024, at 6.05 a.m. in pos. 1° 3.75' N 103° 39'81' E about 3.2 nautical miles west of Pulau, while the tanker was underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait (SS). Nothing was reported stolen.

While underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait (SS) on 28 Dec 2024, the 'Rostrum Hedonist' was boarded by five perpetrators in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS), in pos. 1° 3.28' N 103° 40.27 E,'about 3.2 nautical miles west of Pulau Cula, at 01.14 a.m. The intruders were armed with gun-like object. Engine spares were reported stolen.

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.

Houthi terrorist claimed a drone attack on the 'Santa Ursula' in the Arabian Sea on Dec. 27, 2024, stating that several drones hit the vessel near Socotra Island, calling the strike a response to a violation of its blockade on occupied Palestinian ports by the ship's owner. The ontainer ship had been heading for Oman from the port of Algeciras, before suddenly losing its AIS signal on Dec 25 at around 11.40 p.m. GMT. The ship was transmitting signals again off the üort of Salah early on Dec. 27.