Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2018
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2018
051-18
General Cargo
Off Sibago Island
16.02.2018: Night hours: Posn: 06:44.21N - 122:23.50E: Off Sibago Island, Philippines.
Armed persons in a boat approached a general cargo ship underway. Alarm raised and distress calls made. The Philippines Coast Guard (PCG) immediately responded by dispatching its naval boats. As the armed persons attempted to board the ship the crews poured hot water on the perpetrators who fired upon the ship, injuring one crew, before aborting the attack. The PCG boarding team provided medical assistance to the injured crew.
Armed persons in a boat approached a general cargo ship underway. Alarm raised and distress calls made. The Philippines Coast Guard (PCG) immediately responded by dispatching its naval boats. As the armed persons attempted to board the ship the crews poured hot water on the perpetrators who fired upon the ship, injuring one crew, before aborting the attack. The PCG boarding team provided medical assistance to the injured crew.
16-02-2018
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