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An alleged robbery incident took place at the Eko Support Terminal in the Apapa Port Complex, Lagos. Robbers reportedly attacked the 'Zy Juhe' on March 15, 2026 at about 4:00 a.m. The perpetrators escaped by jumping overboard and fleeing in a speedboat after the vessel’s alarm system was activated. The attackers allegedly removed five tins of paint from the vessel’s aft store as well as a mobile phone belonging to a crew member. Preliminary observations suggested that the perpetrators did not gain access to the vessel with the aid of a ladder.Poor lighting around the paint store area may have contributed to the security breach. Safety personnel on board the vessel immediately raised the alarm and blew whistles, but the signal was not loud enough to attract attention from nearby security personnel. Tthe stolen items were later thrown into the sea when the alarm was triggered.

The 'Maersk Vilnius', en route from Xiamen, was boarded by an unknown number of perpetrators, while being moored in anchorage waters off Cavite City in pos. 14° 31.08' N 120° 47.43 E' on Jan 25, 2026, at 12.45 a.m. The crew was not injured. Some unsecured items were stolen. The ship berthed in Manila on Jan 28.

The 'AS Nora' was boarded by an unknown number of perpetrators on Feb 20, 2026, at 03.54 a.m., while being moored at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) Anchorage area in pos. 14°33.27' N 120°49.65' E. The intruders stole some ship's properties and stores.

The 'Stena Imperative', enroute from Ho Chi Minh to Manamah, Bahrain, was approached by Iranian gunboats during the transit of the Strait of Hormuz on Feb 3, 2026. Three pairs of gunboats with machine guns headed towards thee tanker approximately 30 km north of Oman and ordered tit to stop and prepare to be boarded. The vessel did not respond and continued its voyage with an ETA at the port of destination, Bahrain’s Sitrah port, with am ETA as of Feb 5. Within a short period, a U.S. Navy destroyer, which was operating in the region, moved to the tanker’s vicinity and provided an armed escort, supported by air assets. The incident appeared to have occurred when the tanker was just inside Omani waters on the southern side of the internationally-recognized Traffic Separation Scheme, off the northern tip of the Musandam peninsula, outside of Iran's territorial seas. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) investigated the incident.

The 'Taz' was boarded by five perpetrators, armed with knives, while being underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in Singapore Strait (SS), about 3.2 nautucal miles off Pulau Cula, in pos. 1°02.47'' N 103° 39.31' E on Feb 27, 2026, at 02.34 a.m. No one was reported injured, and the intruders stole one mobile phone of a crew member.