Product Tanker Hijacked Off Indonesia –
IMB Piracy CentreBY MIKE SCHULER ON MARCH 19, 2015
The ICC International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre has confirmed the hijacking of a product tanker earlier this month off the coast of Indonesia.
The IMB reports that on March 9th, seven pirates armed with guns and knives aboard a speed boat boarded and hijacked a product tanker underway approximately 37 nautical miles south of the island of Pulau Repong, Indonesia. The pirates took hostage the crew members, damaged all the communication and navigational equipment, transferred the MFO cargo into another vessel and escaped.
One crew suffered minor injury during the incident.
The owners of the vessel informed the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency of the incident and a vessel was sent for an investigation.
According to reports in the media, the tanker was identified as the MT Singa Berlian. The ship was carrying approximately 1,500 tons of marine fuel at the time of the hijacking, reports say.
The vessel was reportedly traveling from Singapore to Labuan, located off the coast of Borneo in eastern Malaysia.
IMB Piracy CentreBY MIKE SCHULER ON MARCH 19, 2015
The ICC International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre has confirmed the hijacking of a product tanker earlier this month off the coast of Indonesia.
The IMB reports that on March 9th, seven pirates armed with guns and knives aboard a speed boat boarded and hijacked a product tanker underway approximately 37 nautical miles south of the island of Pulau Repong, Indonesia. The pirates took hostage the crew members, damaged all the communication and navigational equipment, transferred the MFO cargo into another vessel and escaped.
One crew suffered minor injury during the incident.
The owners of the vessel informed the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency of the incident and a vessel was sent for an investigation.
According to reports in the media, the tanker was identified as the MT Singa Berlian. The ship was carrying approximately 1,500 tons of marine fuel at the time of the hijacking, reports say.
The vessel was reportedly traveling from Singapore to Labuan, located off the coast of Borneo in eastern Malaysia.
Pirates Steal Fuel from Malaysian Tanker
A group of seven armed pirates hijacked a product tanker off Pulau Repong, Indonesia, as informed by anti-piracy watchdog International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
The Malaysian-flagged Singa Berlian, built in 1993, was boarded by masked pirates some 37 nautical miles south of Pulau Repong, Indonesia on March 9. The vessel was en route from Singapore to the island of Labuan in Borneo, Malaysia.
Once on board, the pirates took hostage of the crew members, damaged all the communication and navigational equipment and proceeded to transfer the marine fuel cargo from the tanker into another vessel.
It has been reported that 1,500 tons of marine fuel had been syphoned from Singa Berlian before the armed group escaped. One crew suffered a minor injury during the incident, IMB said.
The owner, Sin Soon Hock, informed the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) of the incident.
MMEA dispatched their vessel to the scene which lead to the recovery of the vessel off Batu Pahat town, Johor on March 11.
World Maritime News Staff
A group of seven armed pirates hijacked a product tanker off Pulau Repong, Indonesia, as informed by anti-piracy watchdog International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
The Malaysian-flagged Singa Berlian, built in 1993, was boarded by masked pirates some 37 nautical miles south of Pulau Repong, Indonesia on March 9. The vessel was en route from Singapore to the island of Labuan in Borneo, Malaysia.
Once on board, the pirates took hostage of the crew members, damaged all the communication and navigational equipment and proceeded to transfer the marine fuel cargo from the tanker into another vessel.
It has been reported that 1,500 tons of marine fuel had been syphoned from Singa Berlian before the armed group escaped. One crew suffered a minor injury during the incident, IMB said.
The owner, Sin Soon Hock, informed the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) of the incident.
MMEA dispatched their vessel to the scene which lead to the recovery of the vessel off Batu Pahat town, Johor on March 11.
World Maritime News Staff