While we were docked in Port Dickson, the newspapers reported two piracy attacks about 30 miles due west of our position, which would have put it about halfway across the Malacca Strait between Malaysia and Indonesia.  In both incidents, a modern commercial fishing motor-boat was attacked by about a half dozen men from a traditional Indonesian fishing boat while the victim was stationary and engaged in fishing.  In one attack, the Malaysian captain was held for ransom.  (We left before the outcome was reported, so I do not know whether he was ever released.)  In both attacks, the pirates took cash, fishing equipment, and unspecified "safety equipment."  In both attacks the pirates were armed with long knives.