27.10.2013:
1415 LT: Posn: 03:56N – 098:45E, Belawan Outer Anchorage, Indonesia.
Three skiffs approached an anchored chemical tanker from the aft, forward and mid-ship. From the aft skiff three robbers boarded the vessel and stole ship’s properties. Alert crew noticed the robbers and raised the alarm resulting in the robbers escaping. Port authority was informed.
28.10.2013:
2300 LT: Posn : 21:49.9N – 091:38.2E, Chittagong Outer Roads, Bangladesh.
Duty A/B on board an anchored container ship noticed five to six robbers at the poop deck during routine rounds. He immediately informed bridge and the alarm was raised. Upon hearing the alarm, the robbers jumped overboard and escaped with ship’s stores in their unlit boat.
30.10.2013:
0345 LT: Posn: 01:21.2N – 104:24.3E: Off Horsburgh Light house, Singapore Straits.
Five robbers armed with guns and long knives boarded an asphalt tanker underway, unnoticed. They took hostage the OOW and duty AB and tied up their hands. The robbers took the OOW to has cabin and stole personal belongings and cash and then targeted and stole belongings from four other crew cabins before escaping.
30.10.2013:
0345 LT: Posn: 22:49N – 70:05E, Around 2.5 nm SW of Outer Tuna Buoy, Kandla Anchorage, India.
During routine rounds duty A/B on board an anchored chemical tanker noticed two robbers boarding the vessel near the mid-ship store. He immediately informed the OOW who raised the alarm and crew mustered. Seeing the alerted crew the robbers escaped with stolen ship stores. A total of five robbers were seen escaping on the boat. Kandla port authority who relayed incident information to coast guard.
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