Attempted robbery on a barge, South China Sea
Issued: 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Date Reference Region Category Aggressors Source
2025-03-23 12:20:00 CW Alert 023- (Mar 25) Southeast Asia Robbery ROBBERS IFC
It has been reported that there has been an attempted robbery on a barge while under tow by a Malaysia-Flagged tug in the South China Sea, approximately 17nm Southeast of Desaru, Malaysia. The ships crew reported seeing three perpetrators escape onto a sampan. All crew are reported safe and accounted for and nothing was reported missing. The vessel didn't require any assistance and has continued to her next port of call, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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