Piracy at sea

Seaborne robbery cases in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore highest since 2007

In almost half of the cases, nothing was taken despite the vessels being boarded by unknown persons.

EU warship secures tanker crew following Somali pirate attack

The EU’s anti-piracy naval mission, Atalanta, secured the Hellas Aphrodite tanker after it was boarded by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa.

Pirates board tanker off Somalia in biggest escalation since 2024

Spike in piracy, armed robbery cases in straits of Malacca and Singapore in first half of 2025

There were 80 reported piracy and armed robbery cases in the straits of Malacca and Singapore between January and June 2025.

Ship piracy, robberies rise 83% in Asia from Jan to June, says anti-piracy group

Most of the incidents occurred in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.

Unsinkable drone, climbing robot on show at maritime police’s demonstration on covert tools

Members of the Police Coast Guard Special Task Squadron climb a caving ladder deployed by a hull climbing robot (left) on Jan 22, 2025.

Re-emergence of scrapped tanker’s transponder signal underlines ‘zombie ship’ challenge

Coast Guard’s quick response to piracy in S’pore waters helps deterrence

The next-generation patrol craft from the Police Coast Guard (PCG) were commissioned on Thursday, 30 June 2022 by Mr K. Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law, at PCG Brani Base. A total of three types of patrol craft were introduced, namely the 5th Generation PT class patrol craft, 3rd Generation PJ class patrol craft and 3-Series PC class patrol craft.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
30 JUNE 2022

India brings back 35 Somali pirates as part of operations near Red Sea

Indian soldiers stand guard next to captured Somali pirates after they were brought in for prosecution by the Indian Navy, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, India, March 23, 2024. REUTERS/Hemanshi Kamani

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