Robbery on board a barge under tow in the Singapore Strait
Issued: 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Date | Reference | Region | Category | Aggressors | Source |
23 Jul 2023 - 14:20 | CW Alert 023- (Jul 23) | Southeast Asia | Robbery | ROBBERS | IFC |
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It has been reported that a robbery occurred on a barge being towed by a tug approximately 2.5nm Southwest of Tanjung Ayam (exact position not reported). The Tanjung Sedili Maritime Zone received information regarding a suspicious boat approaching a tug and barge from Indonesian waters. A Malaysian Maritime Patrol boat was dispatched to the location which resulted in the arrest of four suspected Indonesian males aged between 19 and 39 years, who were unloading scrap metal from the barge. Preliminary investigations indicate that the perpetrators were part of a syndicate targeting scrap metal in the area. |