Robbery on a Barge being towed by a Tug, Singapore Strait
Issued: 10 months ago
Date | Reference | Region | Category | Aggressors | Source |
1 Jul 2023 - 12:50 | CW Alert 002- (Jul 23) | Southeast Asia | Robbery | ROBBERS | IFC |
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It has been reported that a barge whilst under tow by a tug in the Westbound Lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme in the Singapore Straits was boarded by five perpetrators. They proceeded to unload scrap metal from the barge onto two sampans. The five perpetrators and two sampans were detained by the Malaysian Marine Police from Johor, who went on to recover and subsequently seize an estimated 100 tons of stolen scrap metal. |