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UKMTO Weekly Piracy Report 03 – 09 January 2026

24 Jan, 2026

Warnings, advisories and piracy incidents in the Indian Ocean Area by the UKMTO in the past week.   Source: UKMTO (United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations) Source

UKMTO Weekly Piracy Report 10 – 16 January 2026

24 Jan, 2026

Warnings, advisories and piracy incidents in the Indian Ocean Area by the UKMTO in the past week.   Source: UKMTO (United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations) Source

UKMTO Weekly Piracy Report 17 – 23 January 2026

24 Jan, 2026

Warnings, advisories and piracy incidents in the Indian Ocean Area by the UKMTO in the past week.   Source: UKMTO (United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations) Source

Armed robbery, piracy rise in 2025 with Singapore Straits at the centre | Piracy news

22 Jan, 2026
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported an increase in global maritime incidents and piracy and armed robbery in 2025, classifying most cases as low-level.   According to the IMB Annual Piracy and Armed Robbery Report, 137 inci...

The hidden trauma of piracy

20 Jan, 2026
Piracy leaves scars you cannot see and the maritime industry still treats it as a footnote, argues Alexander Dimitrevich, a clinical psychiatrist at Mental Health Support Solutions, in this exclusive for Splash. I have spent more than 15 ye...

Global maritime piracy and armed robbery increased in 2025

16 Jan, 2026
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported an increase in global maritime incidents and piracy and armed robbery in 2025, classifying most cases as low-level. According to the IMB Annual Piracy and Armed Robbery Report 137 inciden...

Sea robbery cases in Straits of Malacca and Singapore hit highest 19-year record | Piracy news

12 Jan, 2026
The number of sea robbery cases for 2025 in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) rose to 108 incidents (104 actual and four attempted) – the highest number of incidents recorded in the SOMS during the 19-year period from 2007 to 2025...

UKMTO Weekly Piracy Report 20 – 26 December 2025

09 Jan, 2026

Warnings, advisories and piracy incidents in the Indian Ocean Area by the UKMTO in the past week.   Source: UKMTO (United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations) Source