Piracy

Tug manyplus 12, green hull, 11 persons on board, towing barge hub 18, black hull, unreported sibu (02-18N…

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 1755/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-08-02 10:30Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · IMBPC 181138Z JUN 14.. Issued 2014-06-18 12:03Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: South China Sea. The parsed report position is 2.667, 106.633. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →

issued: 2014-06-18 12:03Z
status: Archived notice
authority: IMBPC 181138Z JUN 14.
issued by: IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER
sea: South China Sea
position: 2.667, 106.633
vessels: BARGE HUB 18 TUG MANYPLUS 12
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
STRAIT OF MALACCA.
MALAYSIA.
TUG MANYPLUS 12, GREEN HULL, 11 PERSONS ON BOARD,
TOWING BARGE HUB 18, BLACK HULL, UNREPORTED
SIBU (02-18N 111-49E) TO KLANG (03-02N 101-27E).
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER,
PHONE: 603 2031 0014, FAX: 603 2078 5769,
E-MAIL: IMBKL@ICC-CCS.ORG, PIRACY@ICC-CCS.ORG.

Reading this warning

Tow / towing: A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
Persons on board (POB): The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
Position (degrees and minutes): How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Keep a sharp lookout: A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
Assist if possible: The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
Piracy and armed robbery: Attacks and attempted boardings of ships, and suspicious approaches by small craft.

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Collected reports in this area · piracy & armed robbery reports

117 within 180 nm since 2006 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Vessel boarded by pirates in 01-15.38N 104-06.11E at 160539Z jan2026-01-16
M/V attacked in 01-20.10N 104-18.10E at 032000Z jul2022-07-04
Armed robbery reported by M/V in 01-14.6N 104-04.1E at 011810Z mar2022-03-04
M/V attacked in 01-14.4N 104-04.0E2022-02-09
M/V attacked in 01-17.01N 104-13.90E at 151445Z oct2021-10-17
M/V attacked in 01-16.02N 104-12.39E at 161615Z jul2021-07-18

Month of issue in the collected archive

All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 piracy & armed robbery reports listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 18:19Z; source collection times vary.

Piracy

Vessels attacked or boarded, suspicious approaches, pirate action groups — Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Guinea, Malacca and Singapore Straits, South China Sea. All current piracy & armed robbery reports →

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