17.05.2015:
0240 LT: Posn: 22:12N – 091:43E, Chittagong Outer Anchorage, Bangladesh.
Three robbers armed with long knives boarded an anchored general cargo ship using a hook attached with rope. Duty crew noticed the robbers and raised the alarm, sounded ship’s whistle, directed search lights towards forecastle and crew mustered. Seeing the crew alertness, the robbers escaped empty handed in their boat. Port Control and Coast Guard informed. A coast guard boat came for assistance and investigation.
18.05.2015:
17.05.2015:
0240 LT: Posn: 22:12N – 091:43E, Chittagong Outer Anchorage, Bangladesh.
Three robbers armed with long knives boarded an anchored general cargo ship using a hook attached with rope. Duty crew noticed the robbers and raised the alarm, sounded ship’s whistle, directed search lights towards forecastle and crew mustered. Seeing the crew alertness, the robbers escaped empty handed in their boat. Port Control and Coast Guard informed. A coast guard boat came for assistance and investigation.
18.05.2015:
0630 LT: Posn: 01:05N – 103:36E, Around 4nm SW of Pulau Nipah, Indonesia.
Duty oiler on routine rounds onboard a tanker underway noticed four robbers in the steering room. He immediately informed the first engineer who raised the alarm. Master notified VTIS Singapore. Bridge look out saw the four robbers escaping in their boat. Upon investigation, it was found that the robbers gained access to the engine room via the hatch cover of the CO2 bottle room and later escaped through the steering room with ship’s property and generator spares.
20.05.2015:
0630 LT: Posn: Dumai Anchorage, Indonesia.
Robbers boarded an anchored Product tanker unnoticed. They broke the padlock of the aft E/R casing door but nothing was reported stolen. The master informed the CSO of the security breach.
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