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On May 21, 2024, at 6.14 a.m. a number of pirates aboard five small boats approached the 'Marvel 3' along with the scrap loaded barge 'Seronggong 8' off the Tompiok Utara Becon in pos. 1° 30.16' N 104° 31.37' E. The pirates stole scrap metals from the barge.

Houthi rebels on May 27, 2024, claimed attacks onto the 'Largo Desert' in the Indian Ocean and the container ship “MSC Michela” and referred to an attack in the Red Sea against the “Minerva Lisa”. A spokesman did not give details of the results or the weapons used. The 'Largo Desert' was en route from Durban to Beira, and the 'Minerva Lisa' was located in the Red Sea earlier in the day. The 'MSC Michela' was en route from Valencia to Suape.

On May 21, 2024, at 5.12 a.m. five perpetrators, armed with knives, boarded the 'GCL Leader' west of Pulau Cula in pos. 1° 2.8' N 103°39.7' E. An oiler was being restrained, and the intruders stole engine parts.

Houthi rebels on May 27, 2024, claimed attacks onto the tanker 'Largo Desert' in the Indian Ocean and the “MSC Michela” and referred to an attack in the Red Sea against the tanker “Minerva Lisa”. A spokesman did not give details of the results or the weapons used. The 'Largo Desert' was en route from Durban to Beira, and the 'Minerva Lisa' was located in the Red Sea earlier in the day. The 'MSC Michela' was en route from Valencia to Suape.

The 'Laax', enroute from Vatika Bay to Imam Khomeini with 14 people on board, was hit by three missiles in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen on May 28. 2024, as it passed 33 nautical miles northwest of the port of Al Mukha (Mocka or Mocha),southwest of Hodeidah. The bulk carrier sustained some damage to one of the cargo holds and was taking on waterm developing a list. It was sailing in ballast after discharging the cargo of about 60,000 tons of soya beans at the port of Ceyhan on May 21. There were no injuries on board. A total of five missiles were launched from Yemen on that day. The ship was now sailing to a port nearby (possibly Djibouti) to assess the extent of the damage. The crew, consisting of 13 Filipinos and one Ukrainian, was safe.