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The 'Delta Maria', en route from Gdansk to Ulsan with an ETA as of Oct 7, 2025, was boarded by three perpetrators 4.4 nautical miles off Pulau Cula, in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, in pos. 1° 3.35' N 103° 38.43' E, on Sep 30 at 1.20 a.m.m while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme of the Singapore Strait. One crew member was tied up. The intruders stole engine spares.

The armed assault on the 'Odysseus' was allegedly by a group of armed men trying to seize a stash of cocaine before entering Malaga. The vessel, arrived in Malaga on Sep 6. Everything indicated that the incident, already under investigation by the Portuguese Judicial Police, was related to drug trafficking. The ship had been attacked early on Sep 3 morning by at least two armed, hooded men off the coast of the Algarve. The Maritime Operations Center (Comar) received an alert from the Maritime Traffic Control Center (CCTM) of the Directorate General of Natural Resources, Safety, and Maritime Services (DGRM) at 11 p.m., reporting a radio communication from the 'Odysseus' alerting the presence of non-crew members on board and requesting assistance from the Portuguese authorities. At the time, the vessel was sailing off the Algarve coast. The 'Odysseus' had set sail from the port of Vigo, bound for Málaga, after previously stopping in the ports of Guayaquil and Posorja, both known for the presence of cocaine mafias. Shortly after leaving Galician waters, the alleged drug traffickers, with an Eastern European accent, managed to board the vessel. Under threat of weapons, they forced the crew to take refuge in the engine room while they searched for the drugs allegedly hidden inside. The Portuguese Navy reacted quickly upon receiving the alert and deployed a frigate to the Algarve, from which it took control of the vessel. A helicopter and an assault team also participated in the operation. Despite the extensive deployment, the hijackers were not located during the search of the ship, fueling the hypothesis that they fled before the arrival of the navy. At least two crew members may have been held in the engine room to force them to reveal the exact location of the drugs. The vessel remained anchored approximately ten kilometers from Lagos while the search continued in search of those responsible. Investigators suspected that the assailants were working to recover the narcotic substance before the ship sailed into Málaga, although it has not yet been confirmed whether the perpetrators were the owners of the stash or if their intention was to seize it from other drug traffickers. The 'Odysseus' left Malaga again on Sep 7, headed to Valencia with an ETA as of Sep 8.

On Sep 23, 2025, at 0320 a.m. LT the 'Minervagracht', en route from Durban, has been targeted in the first attack in the Gulf of Aden for several weeks, its master reported. A missile landed about two nautical miles from the vessel 120 nautical miles east of the port city of Aden, according to British naval information centre UKMTO. There was a splash and sound of explosion in the vicinity of vessel. The ship and crew were reported safe and proceeding to Djibouti. The authorities were investigating. Vessels were advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO. The 'Minervagracht' berthed in Djibouti on Sep 26 and sailed again on Sep 29. The ship has no known Israeli affiliations.

The Houthi terrorists claimed to have launched a successful attack on the 'MSC Aby', using “two drones and a winged missile,” although the vessel reached its port of destination, Jeddah, on Sep 2, 2025, at 7.42 a.m., after sailing from Port Said. The UKMTO, a provider of security alerts, had no reports related to the incident. The Houthi report included no date information for the alleged attack either. Until earlier this week, the ship’s route through the Suez Canal to Jeddah was entirely north of the northernmost reported Houthi attack. The 'MSC Aby' has no recent port calls in Israel, but called Ashdod in 2023. According to the Mica Center security center, attached to the French Navy, the information was false. No incident had been reported by the Swiss shipowner MSC. The 'MSC Aby' also did not deviate from its course.

The 'Super Shuttle Ferry 18' was boarded by two perpetrators, while at anchor in the vicinity waters off Barangay Wawa of Batangas City, in pos. 13° 44' N 121° 2'38 E, on Sep 14, 2025, at 5.15 p.m. Some spare parts of the emergency generator were stolen from the ship.