Robbery on a Bulk Carrier, Indonesia
Issued: 12 months ago
| Date | Reference | Region | Category | Aggressors | Source |
| 2025-09-19 03:00:00 | CW Alert 015- (Sep 25) | Southeast Asia | Robbery | Perpertrators | ReCAAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It has been reported that a robbery has occurred on a Panama-flagged bulk carrier while berthed at Tanjung Prick Port. A crew member that was patrolling the deck saw three perpetrators with knives emerging onto the deck. The crew member sounded the alarm immediately and notified the local authorities. Up on noticing the crew was alerted the perpetrators escaped immediately. A search was conducted onboard and two padlocks on the weather tight doors were found to be broken. Generator parts were stolen. The crew was not injured. It was later reported that another three perpetrators had also boarded the ship and stole several pieces of timber and lashing materials from the deck crane store. These were later recovered and returned to the ship by the authorities. who also arrested three of the perpetrators. | |||||