Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2013
IMB Live Piracy Map 2012
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%am %b 07 2013
Chemical Tanker
Around 7.3nm West of Pulau Kukup
Hijacked
07.11.2013: 0330 LT: Posn: 01:20N - 103:18E, Around 7.3nm West of Pulau Kukup, Malaysia.
Ten pirates armed with guns and knives boarded and hijacked the tanker underway. They tied up all the crew members and held them hostage in one cabin. Later they ordered the Master to steer the ship to a pre designated position. Another unknown orange hull tanker came alongside and the pirates forced the C/O and the bosun to use the cargo pumps and valves and the mooring winches to transfer the oil into the unknown tanker. At around 1600 LT the pirates disembarked after transferring and stealing all the gas oil. Before leaving, the pirates also stole crew personal belongings.
Ten pirates armed with guns and knives boarded and hijacked the tanker underway. They tied up all the crew members and held them hostage in one cabin. Later they ordered the Master to steer the ship to a pre designated position. Another unknown orange hull tanker came alongside and the pirates forced the C/O and the bosun to use the cargo pumps and valves and the mooring winches to transfer the oil into the unknown tanker. At around 1600 LT the pirates disembarked after transferring and stealing all the gas oil. Before leaving, the pirates also stole crew personal belongings.
07-11-2013