Incident alert
ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued Incident Alert regarding an oil tanker namedMT Naniwa Maru No. 1. The incident was reported in Near Port Klang, Malaysiaon22 Apr 2014.
Details as follows:
On 21 Apr 14 at or about 0620 hrs (local time), a Saint Kitts and Nevis-registered oil tanker, MT Naniwa Maru No. 1 departed Singapore for the port of Yangon, Myanmar with 4,344 metric tonnes of Marine Diesel Oil onboard.
On 22 Apr 14, the shipping company based in Singapore reported to the ReCAAP ISC that two vessels came alongside MT Naniwa Maru No. 1 near Port Klang, Malaysia (02 59.00 N, 100 54.90 E) on 22 Apr 14 at or about 0100 hrs (local time).
See map below. At the time of the incident, there were 18 crew comprising Indonesians, Indians and Thai nationals onboard the tanker. Upon receipt of the information, the ReCAAP ISC immediately alerted the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).
The ReCAAP ISC considers this incident as a case of sea robbery involving siphoning of Marine Diesel Oil pending further investigation, and coordination with other agencies to locate the three missing crew.
Location of Incidents( Image Credit ReCAAP ISC Incident Alert 02/2014)
