News Yachting News Piracy Reports Piracy Reports July 31 2012
Piracy Reports July 31 2012
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- Published on Tuesday, 31 July 2012 22:23
- Written by Josh Courter
Sun Jul 22 2012
Location detail: Karimun Transhipment Anchorage
Type of Vessel: Crude Tanker
Type of Attack : Boarded
Narrations: 22.07.2012: 0610 LT: Posn: 01:06N – 103:28E, Karimun Transhipment Anchorage, Indonesia.
Robbers in a long wooden boat boarded an anchored tanker and entered the engine room. Engine room crew informed bridge and the alarm was raised when 3/Eng was chased by a robber with an iron rod. The robbers stole engine spares and escaped in their boat. Incident reported to Karimun Pilot Station and to the Coast Guard via local agent. Coast Guard officers and two port patrol officials boarded the tanker for investigation.
Sat Jul-28-2012
Type of Vessel: Chemical Tanker
Location detail: Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya
Type of Attack: Boarded
Narrations: 28.07.2012: 0400 UTC: Posn: 07:11.85S – 112:43.57E, Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Two robbers armed with knives boarded a berthed chemical tanker. Ship’s property was stolen. Later, crew caught the robbers and recovered the stolen items.
