Pirates allegedly steal scrap iron after boarding ship in Malaysian waters off Singapore


The affected vessel Jin Hwa 40 is owned by Malaysian shipping corporation GimHwak Group. - Photo: GIMHWAK/YOUTUBE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Four pirates allegedly stole some scrap iron after boarding a Malaysia-flagged tug and barge along the Singapore Strait on Tuesday morning.

The incident, which happened in Malaysian waters, occurred at about 8.30am, with no one reported injured.

When queried, a spokesman for Malaysian shipping corporation GimHwak Group, which owns the affected vessel Jin Hwa 40, said the attackers boarded the barge from a sampan (flat-bottomed wooden boat).

“There were nine crew members on board the tug, but no one was hurt as the barge was unmanned when the attack happened,” the spokesman said.

“We reported the incident to the Republic of Singapore Navy’s Information Fusion Centre (IFC) and the attackers left around 9.30am.”

The vessel was sailing from Brunei to Malaysia at the time of the attack, according a press summary by IFC.

According to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Information Sharing Centre, there were 41 sea robberies in the Singapore Strait from January to June. - The Straits Times/ANN

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