In its weekly report for 2-8 February, ReCAAP ISC informed of one incident of armed robbery against ships in Asia, involving the Hong Kong-flagged tanker Sea Harvest, while anchored at Kandla Outer Anchorage, India. This was classified as a CAT 4 incident, where the perpetrators were not armed and the crew not harmed.
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While at anchor, the deck duty AB heard some sound and discovered a small boat close to the ship’s port bow. He went to the forward deck, and saw two perpetrators onboard the ship.
The duty AB reported the incident to the second officer. The lock of the main deck store near the mid-ship was broken. The perpetrators escaped in a small boat with some ship’s stores. There was no injury to crew and the master reported the incident to the local agent and the shipowner.
The weekly report includes also one incident outside Asia, which was reported to the ReCAAP ISC by ReCAAP Focal Point (Singapore). The incident occurred on 4 February onboard the Singaporean-flagged RoRo car carrier Morning Margareta, berthed at Callao Anchorage, Peru.
While at anchor, two mooring ropes were found to be stolen from the Fore Peak Store. No perpetrator was found and the crew was safe.
The ReCAAP ISC urges ship master and crew to report all incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships to the nearest coastal State and flag State, exercise vigilance and adopt relevant preventive measures taking reference from the Regional Guide to Counter Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia.
