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IMO PIRACY REPORT: SIX INCIDENTS DURING MARCH 2026 (COURTESY OF INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION)
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has published its Monthly Piracy Report for the month of March 2026.
According to the IMO, six acts of piracy and armed robbery were attempted against ships during the month of March 2026 and reported by Member States or international organizations in consultative status.
The incidents include:
#1 In territorial waters
Ocean Radiance (Gas carrier – LPG, Palau)
The incident: Seven unauthorised persons armed with knives boarded the tanker underway and entered the engine room. Alarm raised, public address announcement made, crew mustered, and a search was conducted.
Response: Alarm raised, public address announcement made, crew mustered, and a search was conducted.
Location: Singapore Straits, Singapore 01° 02.30′ N 103° 40.20′ E
Darya Tiana (Bulk carrier, Hong Kong, China)
The incident: Duty crew onboard a bulk carrier underway identified one unauthorised person boarding via the starboard quarter. Alarm raised and crew mustered. Seeing the crew alertness, four unauthorised persons were seen escaping.
Response: Alarm raised, crew mustered, and a search was carried out.
Location: Singapore Straits, Singapore 01° 04.00′ N 103° 36.30′ E
Aristoteles Graecia (Bulk carrier, Cyprus)
The incident: Duty crew onboard the ship underway noticed four persons armed with knives in the engine room. Alarm raised and crew mustered. Seeing the crew alertness, the persons escaped with stolen ship’s engine spares and properties.
Response: Alarm raised, crew mustered, and a search was carried out.
Location: Singapore Straits, Singapore 01° 02.90′ N 103° 37.70′ E
Hellasship (Bulk carrier, Liberia)
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A container vessel San Antonio was attacked on 5 May while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in damage to the ship and injuries to several crew members.
The company said injured crew members from the San Antonio have been evacuated and are being provided with medical care. According to Reuters, it declined to comment further on the incident. The Maltese-flagged San Antonio’s destination was reportedly Mundra, India.
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Over the past week, 28 April-4 May, one incident of armed robbery against ships in Asia.
One CAT 4 incident of armed robbery against ships2 in Asia.
The incident occurred onboard a tanker while at anchor at Sandakan Anchorage, Sabah, East Malaysia on 26 April 2026. The crew members were not injured while some unsecured items were stolen from the ship.
Area of concern
Ships are advised to intensify vigilance and maintain sharp look-out while transiting the areas of concern or anchoring at ports and anchorages; and to report all incidents immediately to the nearest coastal State. The Centre also urges the coastal States to increase patrols/surveillance in their respective waters, respond promptly to incidents reported to them, strengthen coordination and promote information sharing on incidents and the criminal groups involved to arrest the perpetrators.
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Greece has rescued all nine crew members, eight Turkish nationals and one Azerbaijani, after a cargo vessel ran aground on rocks and sank off the island of Andros on 6 May.
The Vanuatu-flagged ship, identified as Corsage C, had departed Albania carrying hundreds of metric tons of soda and was en route to Ukraine when the incident occurred, Reuters reports.
Officials said there were no visible signs of pollution, though precautionary measures are underway. Two coast guard vessels equipped for anti-pollution response, along with two additional support units, are being deployed to install a protective sea barrier.
Two crew members were pulled from the water, while the remaining seven were rescued from a rocky area on Andros. All were reported to be in good condition and taken to a local clinic.
The ship’s captain confirmed that all crew members of the cargo vessel were accounted for.