Piracy at sea

Asia’s stranded seafarers suffer as the Iran war drags on

Thailand-flagged cargo ship Mayuree Naree engulfed in black smoke after being hit in the Strait of Hormuz in March.

Oil tanker hijacking stokes fears of new disruption in Gulf region

Since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Red Sea which borders western Yemen has become a more critical route for global shipping.

Trump says US Navy acting ‘like pirates’ to carry out naval blockade of Iranian ports

A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska as the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer USS Spruance conducts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea, in this screen capture from a video released April 19, 2026. CENTCOM/Handout via REUTERS

Another vessel seized off Somali coast as pirate attacks surge

The threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia has risen after multiple ships were hijacked in recent days.

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.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.