15.1.2005 at 0730 UTC at Macapa anchorage, River Amazon, Brazil. Robbers boarded a general cargo ship via anchor chain and stole ship's stores from forecastle locker. Alert crew raised alarm and robbers escaped in a speedboat. Master reported incident to local authorities but there was no response.13.01.2005 at 1550 UTC at Pulau Laut anchorage, Indonesia. Four robbers armed with guns and long knives boarded a bulk carrier at forecastle. Alert duty a/b raised alarm and crew mustered. Robbers stole a life raft and escaped in a speedboat. Master tried to contact port authorities and PFSO but received no response.
12.01.2005 at 1045 LT in position 20:47N - 059:14E, off Oman, Arabian Sea. Four masked pirates in four white hull speedboats attempted to board a container ship underway. Alert d/o raised alarm, crew mustered and activated fire hoses and master took evasive manoeuvres. Pirates aborted attempted boarding and moved away. At 1115 LT master observed another six speedboats in the vicinity.
11.01.2005 at 0350 LT at Kingston, Jamaica. Three robbers armed with long knives boarded a tanker underway at forecastle. They broke in to forecastle locker and stole ship's stores. Crew mustered and at 0415 robbers jumped overboard and escaped in a boat waiting with two accomplices. Kingston coast guard informed.