06.01.2014:
1515 LT: 03:55.25N – 098:46.72E, Belawan Outer Anchorage, Indonesia.
Six robbers armed with knives boarded a chemical tanker at anchor via the anchor chain. Alert crew spotted the robbers and raised the alarm resulting in the robbers escaping in their wooden boat without stealing anything. Ships in the vicinity alerted via VHF Ch 16.
07.01.2014:
0610 LT: Posn: 04:02.5N – 009:40.7E, Douala Port, Cameroon.
Three robbers armed with knives boarded a berthed container ship. Duty A/B noticed some suspicious movements at the forecastle and saw one end of a mooring rope floating in the water. D/O was informed and the alarm was raised. Seeing the crew alertness, the robbers escaped in their wooden boat. Crew managed to recover the mooring rope. Port Authorities informed.
07.01.2014:
0018LT: Posn: 07:05S – 112:39.7E, Gresik Inner Anchorage, Indonesia.
Two robbers boarded an anchored Chemical tanker. They caught the duty watch keeper, threatened him with a knife and stole ship's stores. When robbers were noticed, alarm raised and crew mustered resulting in the robbers escaping. All crew safe.
08.01.2014:
0215 LT: Posn: 06:20N – 010:48W, Monrovia Port, Liberia.
Duty watchman on board a berthed general cargo ship heard a loud noise near the stern. On approaching the location the watchman noticed a robber throwing ship’s properties overboard. Seeing the approaching crew the robber jumped overboard and escaped. Alarm raised and crew mustered. Upon investigation, it was found that the robber boarded the ship using a hook attached with a long pole and some ship’s properties were missing. Local Authorities informed and a port security patrol boat came for investigation and recovered some of the stolen properties that were adrift near the stern of the ship.
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