Loss Prevention Advice
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Over the past week, 16-22 December, two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia.
The incident occurred in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS), approximately 5.4 nm off Pulau Cula, Indonesia, on 17 Dec 2025 at 0110 hrs. The ship involved was a bulk carrier, and three perpetrators armed with batons were reported. The crew members were not injured during the incident. The significance level was assessed as CAT 3, and engine spare parts were stolen.
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Its Monthly Safety Scenario for December, describing an oil overflow incident during bunkering operations on a bulk carrier caused by a valve not fully closing after a last-minute tank change.
A bulk carrier was loading cargo in port and planned to receive bunker fuel from shore trucks. The Chief Engineer completed the bunkering checklist. Initially, the plan was to load fuel into Tank 2 (port) to 96% capacity. However, just before loading began, the Chief Engineer decided instead to bunker Tanks 3 (port and starboard) to 90% each. Notably, the No. 3 tanks were half the size of the No. 2 tanks.
The bunker system was lined up to supply Tank 3 port. Deck scuppers were put in place, and the Chief Engineer met with the truck driver to establish basic hand signals before connecting the hose to the vessel’s manifold.
Because the Chief Engineer felt the automatic sounding system in the engine control room was not sufficiently accurate, he arranged for the Third Engineer to take manual soundings on deck.
An oiler assisted the Third Engineer. Near the manifold, a deck fitter and another oiler stood by, maintaining visual contact with the truck driver. The Chief Engineer remained on deck to monitor operations, while only one oiler was stationed in the engine room.
The sounding pipe for Tank 3 port was located near the superstructure. The Chief Engineer instructed the Third Engineer to switch to the starboard tank once Tank 3 port reached 80%. The Third Engineer measured the soundings approximately every six minutes.
When Tank 3 port was near 80% capacity by the Third Engineer’s calculations, he went to the engine room to open the valves for Tank 3 starboard and close the valve for Tank 3 port. He did not inform anyone on deck or the truck driver that he was making this switch.
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Below you will find weekly report dated 17 December 2025, covering the period of 11 to 17 December 2025, where the following incidents were reported:
- 1 maritime security incident in West Africa in the last 7 days
- 0 maritime security incidents in the Indian Ocean/Middle East in the last 7 days.
Full advisory at the following link.
https://britanniapandi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ARC-Weekly-Report-17.12.25.pdf
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Over the past week, 9-15 December, two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia.
Two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (one CAT 3 incident and one CAT 4 incident). Both incidents occurred on board ships while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait (SS). The crew members were not injured while some scrap metals were stolen in one incident and some engine spares were stolen in the other incident.
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