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The International Maritime Bureau, through its Piracy Centre in Kuala Lumpur
has reported 11 piracy attacks worldwide last week.
Nine of the incidences took place in South-East Asian waters and the
majority having Indonesian links.
The worst incident took place near to Tg Pelepas port anchorage, Johor,
Malaysia when ten robbers armed with knives boarded a tanker.
They tied hands of master and other crewmembers and robbed ship's property
and crew personal belongings. One crewmember was injured.
The robbers escaped in a speed boat.
At Pulau Laut anchorage, Indonesia, eight robbers armed with knives boarded
a bulk carrier.
They stole a liferaft, communication equipment, stores and escaped.
There were also a number of unsuccessful attacks in the South East Asia area
involving attempted boardings of large commercial vessels underway.
In the Singapore Strait, several small boats surrounded a bulk carrier
underway and the attackers attempted to board on both sides from bow to
stern.
The ship’s master took evasive manoeuvres, sounded the whistle, directed
search lights and the crew activated fire hoses.
The attempt continued for about 50 minutes before the boats moved away. |
