Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2012

IMB Live Piracy Map 2012

date time

2012-11-30
id
Attack Number:

273-12
Date:

Sun Nov 18 2012
Type of Vessel :

Chemical Tanker
Attack Posn Map :

3.28388888889 109.08333333299993
Location detail:

South China Sea
Type of Attack :

Hijacked
Narrations:

18.11.2012: 0500 LT: Posn: 03:17.02N – 109:05.38E, South China Sea.
A laden chemical tanker enroute from Pasir Gudang to Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia was boarded and hijacked by a gang of 11 pirates. The crew of the tanker were set adrift in a life raft and the tanker deviated towards Vietnam. When the owners could not get in touch with the tanker, the owners contacted the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre which immediately relayed the message to all authorities in the vicinity and broadcast the message to all ships in the ocean region. The IMB PRC then continuously liaised with the owners and the Vietnam authorities on the location of the tanker. The Vietnam Marine Police intercepted the tanker and detained all the pirates and escorted the tanker to a port for further investigations. The crew of the tanker were rescued by passing fishing vessels and safely landed ashore at Vung Tau.
Serious Crew Injured: