(1) Incident Type : ROBBERY | Vessel Type : BULK CARRIER 1815 UTC | 12 July | Posn: 01-16.36N 104-15.36E | Singapore Straits
A robbery occurred on a Bulk Carrier whilst underway in Eastbound lane of Traffic Separation Scheme, approximately 23nm east of Singapore. When 3 robbers, armed with knives, were seen onboard a search
of the vessel was carried out which concluded that robbers had escaped with ship's spares.