The 'S Cape' was boarded by five perpetrators with knives who were sighted in the steering gear compartment while transiting the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait in pos. 01 04 09 N, 103 35 30 E, on Jan 19, 2023, at 5 p.m. UTC. The emergency alarm was raised, and at6 p.m. the crew conducted a search of the vessel, and the Master reported that the perpetrators had fled the vessel and escaped. The Master reported the incident to Singapore Port Operations Control Centre via VHF. Nothing was reported stolen. The vessel did not require any assistance and continued its voyage to Lianyungangwith an ETA as of Feb 4.
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GEO BARENTS
The 'Louise Michel' was permitted to disembark the 33 migrants on board on Lampedusa island on board in the night of Dec 8. The ship was permitted to dock due to approaching bad weather. The 'Humanity 1' with 261 boat people on board got Bari assignet as a safe port. The 'Geo Barents' was permitted to enter the port of Salerno on Dec 9. The voyage will take more than 24 hours. One unaccompanied 14 year old boyy was medevaced with abdominal pain from the ship by the Italian Coast Guard before.
SAKURA SHUCHI
The master of the 'MH Langoey' raised alarm and made a general announcement after confirming that three perpetrators had boarded the vessel in pos. 22 48 59 N, 070 01 4 E at the Kandla anchorage on Jan 19, 2023, at 3 p.m. UTC. Upon hearing the alarm, the perpetrators jumped into the water and escaped with stolen items (comprising of brass valves, stainless steel bolts, and nuts) in an unidentified small orange fishing boat. The Indian Coast Guard Ship 'C-401' was diverted to investigate the incident and arrived at 6.45 p.m. The Master reported the incident to Kandla Signal Station. Upon receipt of the report, the Kandla Signal Station advised the master to lodge a formal report. He was not willing to file any formal complaint with the local authorities about the incident in view of its commercial compulsions and next assigned commitments. The Kandla Signal Station broadcasted a security message, advising all stakeholders to alert the merchant traffic in the area and to enhance vigilance and adherence to the standard norms of security and SOPs, especially during night/dark hours to mitigate such incidents in the future. The tanker sailed from Kandla Anchorage on Jan 21, bound to Yanbu with an ETA as of Feb 1.
EM UNITY
The 'Ariana', which had been seized by Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps along with its crew and cargo in the Arabian Gulf for carrying 11 million litres of allegedly smuggled fuel as per local judiciary official. The vessel was released by the local court on Nov 24. The vessel was waiting for delivery/scrapping.
NNS OLOGBO
A naval officer, who had concluded his “Long Course” on Jan 13, 2023, aboard the NNS 'Ologbo', was abducted in the night of Jan 15 at the Upper Iweka Roundabout in Onitsha while on transit from Port Harcourt. Some gunmen operating in Anambra State in the South-East of Nigeria have kidnapped Lieutenant IS Ozuowa and an unconfirmed number of civilians. He sent a distress message to Slt Bomadi, the Ag BOO NOP ONITSHA. The Ag BOO quickly alerted its own troops stationed at various checkpoints along different exit routes from Onitsha. Efforts were ongoing to rescue the officer.