Incident Alert: Piracy Involving Ships While Underway In Eastbound Lane Of Singapore Strait
Since ReCAAP ISC had actually provided Incident Alert 05/2019 on 23 October 2019 on ‘Incidents involving ships while underway in the eastbound lane of Singapore Strait’, an additional 4 events were reported in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait.
Three real events took place in the eastern industry of the Strait within a duration of 5 days throughout 23-27 November and also one tried occurrence took place in the western industry on 25October The 4 sufferer ships were 2 bulk providers (real events), one chemical vessel (tried occurrence) and also one pull watercraft & & barge (real occurrence).
(Another tried occurrence versus a chemical vessel was reported on 5 November in the westbound lane of TSS in the western industry of the Strait when the vessel got on the means to the eastbound lane.)

Map 1– Approximate place of the events in the eastbound lane of Singapore Strait
(September– November 2019)|Image Credits: ReCAAP
With the event of 7 events from September to November 2019 in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait (in both western and also eastern fields), ReCAAP ISC guidance all ships to work out improved alertness, embrace added preventive procedures and also report all events right away to the nearby seasideState ReCAAP ISC advises to the police of the coastal States to tip up monitoring, rise patrols and also boost collaboration and also control amongst them in order to react without delay to events.
Detail of Incidents
On 23 October 2019, ReCAAP ISC provided Incident Alert 05/2019 on ‘Incidents involving ships while underway in the eastbound lane of Singapore Strait’ to elevate understanding of the maritime neighborhood on 3 events which had actually happened in September and also in October in the areas of close closeness to every various other in the eastbound lane of the TSS in the western industry of the Singapore Strait.
Since after that, an additional 4 events were reported in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait in October and also inNovember Of the 4 events, 3 took place aboard ships underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the eastern industry of the Singapore Strait; and also one took place aboard ship underway in the eastbound lane of TSS in the western industry. The 3 events in the eastern industry took place within a five-day duration from 23 to 27 Nov 2019. The map listed below programs the approximate place of the 4 brand-new events (in red) along with the 3 events reported in the previous Incident Alert 05/2019 (in blue).
Observations
- The method operandi of the criminals in the 4 events reported in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait in October and also November are summed up in table listed below.
Ship Name | Actual Incidents | Attempted Incident | ||
Faye | Harbour Libra & & Harbour Voyager | KMAX Evdokia | NCC Amal | |
Date/ time( regional time) | 23Nov at 0522 humans resources | 24Nov at & 0300 humans resources | 27Nov at 0458 humans resources | 25Oct at 0515 humans resources |
Type of ship | Bulk service provider | Tug watercraft & barge | Bulk service provider | Chemical vessel |
Gross tonnage | 39,737 | 163 | 41,662 | 29,168(* ). of criminals |
No 5 | 2(* )5 | 4 | brought | blades |
Weapons specified | Long specified | Not of team | Knife | Not battle |
Treatment injuries | No oiler was gotten & had a blade directed at him | No injuries | Duty taken | No taken |
Items lock & ropes | Nothing taken | Twist taken | Nothing 05/2019 outdated 23 | Nothing 2019 |
Incident Alert method operandi of the criminals in the 3 events in the eastbound lane of theOct reported in the
The 05/2019:(* &) nameSingapore Strait/ time( regional time)Incident Alert 30(* )at 2314 humans resources
Ship 18 | Transpacific | Hirado | Nord Steel |
Date at 2324 humans resources | 19Sep at 0100 humans resources | of shipOct service provider | VLCC(* )service providerOct tonnage |
Type 43,721 | Bulk 159,806 | 90,086 | Bulk of criminals |
Gross 5 | 5 | 5 | brought(* )specified |
No & forest blade(* )of team | battle | battle(* )team and also connected his hands | taken |
Weapons taken | Knives | Not taken | Gun spares |
Treatment monitorings on the most up to date 4 events are outlined as below. | No of occurrence. | No 4 events took place throughout hrs of darkness in between 0300 humans resources and also 0522 humans resources. | Threatened of ships. |
Items events entailed mass providers, one entailed a chemical vessel( tried occurrence )and also one entailed a barge lugged by a pull watercraft, while transiting the eastbound lane of the TSS of the | Nothing | Nothing of criminals. | Engine of the 4 events entailed 5 criminals, one entailed 4 criminals and also one entailed 2 criminals. |
The 2 events entailing 5 criminals took place aboard mass providers.
- Time is to be kept in mind that the 3 events reported in the previousAll 05/2019 (2 mass providers and also one VLCC) additionally entailed 5 criminals.(* )of tools brought.(* )of the 4 events reported that the criminals were equipped with blades and also 2 had no info if the criminals were equipped.
- Type, both events entailing criminals equipped with blades took place aboard mass providers. Two of team.Singapore Strait of the 4 events reported that the team did not experience any kind of injuries or there was no battle in between criminals and also team.
- Number the occurrence entailing Two on 27 The 19, the criminals got the responsibility oiler and also directed a blade at him. It is to be kept in mind that, in among the 3 events reported in the previous Incident Alert 05/2019, the criminals equipped with weapon and also forest blade endangered the responsibility oiler and also connected his hands (occurrence on mass service provider
- Type on 19 Two).Notably taken.
- Treatment of the 3 real events reported that absolutely nothing was taken from the ships. Three occurrence reported that spin locks and also ropes were taken.In
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