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Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2020
2020-05-20
082-20
Tug
Singapore Straits
18.05.2020: 1315 UTC: Posn: 01:13.3N – 104:06.5E, Singapore Straits.
Six robbers armed with machetes boarded the barge under tow. Three duty watchmen onboard the barge were threatened by the robbers. One watchman was taken hostage while the other two watchmen managed to escape and raised the alarm. Seeing the alerted crew, the robbers escaped stealing the watchmen’s mobile phones. Authorities informed and they boarded the vessel for investigation.
Six robbers armed with machetes boarded the barge under tow. Three duty watchmen onboard the barge were threatened by the robbers. One watchman was taken hostage while the other two watchmen managed to escape and raised the alarm. Seeing the alerted crew, the robbers escaped stealing the watchmen’s mobile phones. Authorities informed and they boarded the vessel for investigation.
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