Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2013

IMB Live Piracy Map 2012

date time

2013-01-11
id
Attack Number:

005-13
Date:

Tue Jan 08 2013
Type of Vessel :

Tug
Attack Posn Map :

1.1847222222222222 103.61888888888893
Location detail:

1 nm off Batu Berhanti
Type of Attack :

Boarded
Narrations:

08.01.2013: 1710 – 2320 LT: Posn: 01:11.5N – 103:37.8E, Singapore Straits.
About six robbers in a speed boat approached and boarded a barge under two, stole barge properties and escaped. Later the same evening a speedboat with five persons wearing camouflage uniforms approached the tug. Two of the persons boarded the tug and took hostage the duty bosun and held him face down at knife point. Seeing the boarding the Master raised the alarm and all crew mustered. Seeing the crew alertness, the persons in the camouflage uniforms left the tug without stealing anything.
Serious Crew Injured: