30.04.2005 at 2300 LT in position 08:22.7N - 107:14.2E, South China Sea. Two small unlit crafts with high speed approached a tug towing a manned crane barge underway. One craft disappeared from radar screen but the other stayed within 700 metres at port side. Later the craft passed stern of barge and proceeded north.
30.04.2005 at 2300 LT in position 00:24S - 118:12E, Makassar Straits, Indonesia. Three unlit wooden fishing boats approached a general cargo ship underway. Master raised alarm, crew mustered and directed searchlights. After 35 minutes boats moved away.
30.04.2005 at 2030 LT in position 02:49.70S - 105:54.90E, Bangka Straits, Indonesia. Six robbers armed with long knives and guns boarded a container ship underway. Master raised alarm, switched on deck lights and crew mustered and robbers fled.
30.04.2005 at 1230 LT in position 08:07.24N - 076:43.33E, off Trivandrum, SW coast India. Two robbers boarded a barge under tow and stole stores. Earlier four robbers in a boat had made two attempts to board at 0630 and 0930 local time.
29.04.2005 at 0315 LT at Taboneo Anchorage, Banjarmasin, Indonesia. Two robbers armed with knives boarded a bulk carrier at forecastle. They broke into forepeak locker, stole ship's stores and were about to lower them into a boat waiting with two accomplices. Alert crew challenged robbers, d/o raised alarm and crew mustered. Robbers jumped overboard and escaped.
And in the "let's try something new" department:
27.04.2005 at 1945 LT in position 21:57.7N - 060:46.9E, Oman. Offshore supply ship received a distress call "crashed fishing boat" from a fishing boat. Master proceeded towards the position and on arrival at scene found no men in water. Ship received another distress call and proceeded towards that position about 3 nautical miles away. Master suspected something amiss during conversations with the skipper of fishing boat and he felt this was a piratical trap. Ship moved away from the area at full speed and warned vessels in the area on VHF [radio].