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Please find below our most recent Flash Report. If you have any queries about our reports please contact us at africaops@castorvali.com

While underway, the master of the Malta-flagged Bulk Carrier MARAN SPIRIT (IMO: 9721011) reported to the Singapore Vessel Traffic Information System (VTIS) West that a perpetrator was sighted in the engine room. The alarm was raised, and the crew mustered to conduct a search aboard the ship. No perpetrators were found, and nothing was stolen.

The vessel was en route to Pilot Eastern Boarding Ground "B" (PEBGB). This incident brings the total number of reported incidents in the region to at least 32 this year, with 19 of those exhibiting similar characteristics and occurring within the Singapore Strait area.

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