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SÉCURITÉVessel boarded by eight pirates in the Singapore Strait; keep clear
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Activeuntil 07 Nov 2026, 17:30 UTC (in 43 h)A vessel was boarded by eight pirates in the Singapore Strait at position 01-07.57N 103-29.49E, reported 04 Nov 15:50 UTC. Vessels are advised to keep clear of this position and to exercise extreme caution. Message cancels itself at 07 Nov 17:30 UTC unless reissued.
Keep clear of the reported position and exercise extreme caution.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
The Singapore Strait is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes with dense transits of commercial and coastal traffic. Small-boat attacks, robberies and boardings have occurred historically in the wider region. A boarding by multiple assailants suggests a deliberate piracy incident that may pose an ongoing threat to nearby traffic. Vessels transiting such areas should maintain heightened vigilance, avoid the reported position and report sightings to local coastal authorities or the nearest MRCC.
- Type
- Piracy / security · severity critical
- Feed
- Security and restricted areasAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Singapore Strait, Indonesia
- Validity
- From 04 Nov 2026, 15:50 UTC
Until 07 Nov 2026, 17:30 UTCVESSEL BOARDED ... AT 041550Z NOV. ... CANCEL THIS MSG 071730Z NOV 26. - Activity periods
- 04 Nov 2026, 15:50 UTC - 07 Nov 2026, 17:30 UTC (Incident reported at 04 Nov 15:50 UTC; advisory in force until self-cancel time)
- Hazards
- piracy, vessel boarded
- Reported
- 04 Nov 2026, 15:50 UTC (30 h ago)
Vessels involved
- Unnamed · vessel boarded
Coast stations for this area
- RCCSingapore Port Operations Control CenterSingapore22 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC Tanjung PinangIndonesia59 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC Port KlangMalaysia79 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Singapore Port Operations Control CenterSingapore Port Operations Control CenterSingaporeMMSI 005630002VHF 25range 25 NM23 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Batu AmparMRSC Tanjung PinangIndonesiaMMSI 005250012VHF 20, MF 100range 100 NM31 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Sei Kolak KijangMRSC Tanjung PinangIndonesiaMMSI 005250029VHF 20, MF 100range 100 NM69 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Kuala RompinMRCC Port KlangMalaysiaMMSI 005330007VHF 38range 38 NM101 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station TiomanMRCC Port KlangMalaysiaMMSI 005330006VHF 27range 27 NM109 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 05 Nov 2026, 17:49 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
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