[July 11 2005] at 1100 LT in position 01:17.50S - 117:09.50E, Balikpapan, Indonesia. Pirates armed with long knives attempted to board a bulk carrier underway from a 4 metre long speedboat. Alert crew repelled boarders.[July 06 2005] at 0550 UTC at Kingston anchorage, Jamaica. Five robbers armed with long knives boarded a container ship. They threatened duty A/B with knives. They broke locks of storerooms and opened a container on deck. Alert crew raised alarm and robbers escaped empty handed in their boat. Master informed authorities and two hours later coast guard came for investigation.
[July 06 2005] at 0030 LT at Dumai inner anchorage, 01:42.3N-101:26.7E, Indonesia. Three armed robbers boarded a bulk carrier. Alert duty A/B raised alarm and crew mustered and robbers escaped in their boat. Master informed authorities but received no response.
[July 06 2005] at 0300 LT in position 13.7N - 080:23.4E, 1.2 miles NE of fairway buoy, Ennore anchorage, India. Three robbers boarded a bulk carrier. Alert crew raised alarm and robbers escaped empty handed.
[July 06 2005] at 0100 LT at Surabaya, Indonesia. Robbers boarded a bulk carrier and stole a life raft and ship's property.
[July 03 2005] at 0005 LT at Tanjung Pengelih, Malaysia. Eight pirates wearing face masks armed with guns and long knives boarded a tug with a barge in tow awaiting berthing at Tanjung Pengelih port. They held master and crew as hostages below deck. Barge was laden with 5,300mt of palm oil. Pirates transferred about 3,500mt of cargo into another tanker called Palm Chem. They left the tug and barge 04.07.2005 at 1800 LT in position 01:30N-104:30E. Subsequently, Malaysian marine police located Palm Chem with stolen cargo and arrested the crew.