IMB ICC Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2018 - Reported to @IMB_Piracy in Last 7 days #marsec

Incidents reported by the IMB in the last 7 days

005-18

Asphalt/Bitumen Tanker

11.01.2018: 0800 UTC:

Posn: 18:34.34N – 072:22.87W, Port Au Prince Anchorage, Haiti.

Unnoticed a robber boarded an anchored tanker, stole ship's properties and escape. The theft was discovered by duty crew during routine rounds.

004-18

Bulk Carrier

08.01.2018: 2300 UTC:

Posn: 00:16.15S – 117:43.01E, Muara Berau Anchorage, Samarinda, Indonesia.

Ship's crew on board an anchored bulk carrier noticed robbers attempting to board the vessel via the anchor chain and informed the OOW who sounded the fog horn. Seeing the alerted crew the robbers aborted the attempt and escaped in a small boat.

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