21.07.2013
0200 LT: Nha Be Terminal, Vietnam.
Five robbers in a small boat approached a berthed product tanker. Two robbers armed with knives managed to board the tanker using a rope while the remaining robbers remained in their boat. Duty A/B, on deck watch, noticed the robbers and informed the duty officer who raised the alarm. Crew mustered and approached the robbers with wooden sticks. Upon seeing the crew alertness, the robbers jumped overboard and escaped empty handed.
24.07.2013:
1045 LT: Posn: 22:48N – 070:03E, Kandla Anchorage, India.
An A/B and a deck cadet, who were carrying out routine work on the forecastle of an anchored chemical tanker, noticed three small boats approaching. The A/B immediately informed the D/O. The boats started distracting the ship's crew by asking them to buy their fish. The A/B and the cadet checked on the other side of the vessel and observed that two robbers from another boat were in the process of getting on board while another was already on board. The D/O raised the alarm and sounded the ship's whistle, resulting in the robbers jumping overboard and escaping in their boat. Port Authorities and vessels in the vicinity were informed.
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