M/V attacked in 01-16.4N 104-15.5E at 292220Z nov
Singapore Strait · HYDROPAC 3544/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-12-08 00:20Z
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 010002Z DEC 20.. Issued 2020-12-01 00:20Z. 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 1.273, 104.258. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 3143/202020-10-27 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3419/202020-11-21 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3544/20 · this notice2020-12-01 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Singapore Strait →
- issued
- 2020-12-01 00:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- self-cancels
- 2020-12-08 00:20Z
- authority
- IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER 010002Z DEC 20.
- issued by
- IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER
- sea
- Singapore Strait
- position
- 1.273, 104.258
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SINGAPORE STRAIT. MALAYSIA. DNC 03. 1. M/V ATTACKED IN 01-16.4N 104-15.5E AT 292220Z NOV. 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 080020Z DEC 20.
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.
- 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.
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
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.
- Armed robbery information2026-09-17
- Vessel boarded by four armed pirates in 01-07.09N 103-31.06E at 162046Z sep2026-09-17
- Vessel boarded by pirates in 01-15.38N 104-06.11E at 160539Z jan2026-01-16
- M/V boarded by six pirates in 01-03.13N 103-37.40E at 141643Z jun2025-06-14
- M/V boarded by pirates in 01-05.00N 103-42.40E at 131500Z jun2025-06-13
- M/V boarded by pirates in 01-06.50N 103-44.10E at 131500Z jun2025-06-13
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
- Submarine cable repairing works by c/v peter faber, 23 sep to until further noticeCable ops · 7.4 nm
- Batu berhanti isolated danger marks light buoy, 01-11.76N 103-52.51E, temporarily removedNav aids · 23.5 nm
- Batu berhanti isolated danger light buoy 01-11.76N 103-52.51E temporarily removedNav aids · 23.5 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 piracy & armed robbery reports listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-24 23:08Z; 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.