Barge under tow by Tug boarded by pirates in the Singapore Straits
At 0815 Local on 11 February, in position 0110N – 10335E, around 3nm east of pilot western boarding ground "B" in the Singapore straits, 4 pirates in wooden boat boarded a barge under tow by a tug. The crew spotted the pirates and contacted local authorities. A coast guard vessel arrived on the scene to investigate the incident. The pirates had managed to escape prior to the coast guard vessel’s arrival. Coast guard personnel went on to board the vessel and informed tug that the barge was safe and no pirates were to be found.
Vessels are advised to maintain anti-piracy watches and report all piratical attacks and suspicious movements of craft to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The contact details are:
ICC IMB (Asia Regional Office),
PO Box 12559,
Kuala Lumpur,
50782,
Malaysia.
Tel: + 60 3 2078 5763
Fax: + 60 3 2078 5769
Telex: MA34199 IMBPCI
E-mail: imbkl@icc-ccs.org piracy@icc-ccs.org
24 Hours Anti Piracy HELPLINE Tel: + 60 3 2031 0014
The details are available on the IMB website where the Piracy/Armed Robbery Reporting form may also be found [Link]. It is emphasised that seafarers can greatly reduce their chances of being pirated if they follow precautions as recommended in the Best Management Practices, used in the Horn of Africa region. It also provides self-protection measures that may be applied to merchant vessels.
Vessels are advised to exercise extreme caution when navigating in the vicinity of the reported position of the attack and maintain maximum CPA with any ship acting suspiciously.
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