In its monthly piracy report for May, ReCAAP ISC described an incident of armed robbery against a ship off Indonesia. In this case, some of the perpetrators were arrested.
The incident
In the early morning hours of 17 May, the Singaporean-flagged tanker ‘Ocean Leader’ was anchored at Tanjung Uban Anchorage, Indonesia.
At about 0400 hrs, the duty crew spotted three perpetrators armed with knives onboard the ship.
The general alarm was raised and the crew mustered.
Upon realising that the crew had been alerted, the perpetrators left the ship.
The crew later found a small knife on the deck of the ship that was left behind by the perpetrators.
The crew was safe and nothing was stolen.
Arrest of perpetrators
It was reported that the Fleet 1 Quick Response (F1QR) team of the Indonesian Navy arrested four perpetrators at different locations in Pulau Batam on 22 May.
From the interrogation, the perpetrators confessed that they had attempted theft on MT Ocean Leader on 17 May and other ships in the waters off Batu Ampar, Pulau Batam.
The four perpetrators were detained at the Batam Naval Base cell along with several pieces of evidences.
The F1QR team is still pursuing the other perpetrators.
