Piracy

7300 ton M/V orkim harmony, black and red hull, unreported singapore (01-03N 103-48E) to kuantan (03-49N…

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 1924/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-06-20 09:15Z

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 121145Z JUN 15.. Issued 2015-06-12 12:17Z. 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 2.433, 103.567. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2015-06-12 12:17Z
status
Archived notice
authority
IMBPC 121145Z JUN 15.
issued by
IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER
sea
South China Sea
position
2.433, 103.567
vessel
M/V ORKIM HARMONY
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
SINGAPORE STRAIT.
SINGAPORE TO MALAYSIA.
DNC 03.
7300 TON M/V ORKIM HARMONY, BLACK AND RED HULL, UNREPORTED
SINGAPORE (01-03N 103-48E) TO KUANTAN (03-49N 103-20E).
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

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
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

151 within 180 nm since 2006 · 3 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 11:47Z; 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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