Below you will find ARC’s weekly report dated 11 December 2024, covering the period of 5 to 11 December 2024, where the following incidents were reported:
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Monthly Piracy Report for the month of October 2024.
The following acts of piracy and armed robbery are allegedly committed against ships during the month of October 2024, reported by IMO Member States or international organizations in consultative status. A total of fourteen incidents was reported. Some of the incidents include:
Somali pirates who hijacked a Chinese fishing vessel off the North-east coast of Puntland, Somalia, demanded a ransom payment for the vessel and its 18 crew members, police and local officials said on 7 December.
Over the past week, 3 – 9 December, four incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (two CAT 4 incidents, one CAT 3 incident, and one attempted incident) were reported.
In particular, there were three incidents that occurred onboard ships while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait (SS) on 7 Dec 2024 and 9 Dec 2024; and one incident occurred onboard a general cargo ship while at berth in Belawan port, Indonesia on 3 Dec 2024.