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The 'Corinna', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS), en route from Vistiko to Zhanjiang. was boarded by five perpetrators on July 23, 2024, at 01.05 a.m. 3,19 nautrical miles north of Pulau Cula in pos. 1° 5.6' N 103° 43'1 E. The men, who were armed with knives, stole engine spares.

The 'Pacific 01' was attacked by Yemen's Houthi terrorists in the Red Sea early on July 26, 2024, but the ship's crew was unharmed. The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center initially reported the ship had been struck by a missile off the port city of Hodeida but later on July 26 said that a further inspection of the vessel in daylight found no damage. The ship was continuing on its way. The private security firm Ambrey said the tanker with armed guards aboard had a near miss on July 25 off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden. Tthe ship had been Israel-affiliated but changed owners in February. The tanker previously had been owned by Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping, which has been repeatedly targeted by the Houthis. That company is ultimately controlled by Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer.

The 'Thisseas', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS), en route from Bahia Blanca to Lanshan, sailing 2,3 nautical miles northwest of Pulau Cula, en route from Itaqui to Lanshan, was boarded by five perpetrators, armed with knices, on July 29, 2024, at 05.12 a.m. in pos. 1° 3.5' N 103° 40'6 E. Nothing was reported stolen.

Iran has released the 'St. Nikolas' without the cargo one million barrels of Iraqi crude oil. The seizure was in retaliation against the ship’s manager, the Empire Navigation, Greece. In 2023, the Empire Navigation helped the US authorities to seize the Iranian cargo aboard the vessel, formerly named 'Suez Rajan'. The US Court ordered the seizure of Iranian cargo from Suez Rajan. In August 2023, the Iranian cargo was offloaded from the vessel at the Texas coast. Following this, the tanker was renamed and returned to the Middle East. It was seized along with its cargo by Iran on Jan 11. The oil cargo has been transferred through ship-to-ship onto the 'T.'Semahat' (IMO: 9804148) near Larak Island between July 23 and 25 . Tupris, a Turkish refiner, stated that it had purchased the crude oil from SOMO, an Iraqi state oil company. The refiner also noted that the crude oil is now destined for the refinery and scheduled to arrive in September. The 'T.SEMAHAT was moored at Khor Fakkan Anchorage on July 26.

The 'Berge Mauna Loa', while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS), sailing 3,2 nautical miles northwest of Pulau Cula, en route from Itaqui to Lanshan, was boarded by three perpetrators on July 29, 2024, at 02.15 a.m. in pos. 1° 3.8' N 103° 40'1 E. Nothing was reported stolen.