Piracy

Tug attacked in 01-06-15N 103-53-06E at 202040Z aug

Singapore Strait · HYDROPAC 2707/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-08-29 00:54Z

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) · IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER 220005Z AUG 19.. Issued 2019-08-22 00:54Z. 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
Singapore Strait. The parsed report position is 1.104, 103.885. 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
2019-08-22 00:54Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2019-08-29 00:54Z
authority
IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER 220005Z AUG 19.
issued by
IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER
sea
Singapore Strait
position
1.104, 103.885
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.
INDONESIA.
DNC 03.
1. TUG ATTACKED IN 01-06-15N 103-53-06E
   AT 202040Z AUG. VESSEL AND CREW REPORTED SAFE
   VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP CLEAR OF THIS
   POSITION AND TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
   VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
   LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
   REPORTS TO IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER,
   PHONE: 603 2031 0014, 603 2078 5763,
   FAX: 603 2078 5769,
   E-MAIL: IMBKL@ICC-CCS.ORG, PIRACY@ICC-CCS.ORG.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 290054Z AUG 19.

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.
Tow / towing
A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
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.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · piracy & armed robbery reports

149 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 2026-09-25 07:26Z; 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 →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.