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Singaporean, Malaysian navies rescue tanker from pirates
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Singaporean, Malaysian navies rescue tanker from pirates
Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
17 June 2014
A Fearless-class patrol vessel similar to the Republic of Singapore Navy's RSS Gallant that was deployed in response to the attack on the commercial tanker Ai Maru. Source: Ministry of Defence, Singapore
Vessels from the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) conducted a combined operation to rescue a Honduras-registered oil tanker in the South China Sea on 15 June, the RSN told IHS Jane's .
The tanker, Ai Maru , was carrying 1,520 tonnes of marine gas oil (MGO) from Singapore to the Gulf of Thailand when it was boarded at about 20:30 pm on 14 June, off Eastern Peninsular Malaysia, by seven men from three speed boats.
The armed attackers tied and locked up the crew while they siphoned 620 tonnes of MGO onto an unidentified vessel. Also seized were crew personal belongings including laptops, money, and mobile telephones. Ai Maru was placed on a south-easterly course at a speed of about 4.5 kt while the MGO was being taken.
An Ai Maru crew member notified its regional shipping company and information was relayed to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Centre (ISC) in Singapore.
According to the RSN, its Fearless-class patrol vessel RSS Gallant was deployed to the scene of incident at about 12:45 am on 15 June after receiving information from the ISC. Gallant was then joined by the RMN's Kedah (Meko 100 RMN)-class guided-missile corvette KD Terengganu .
"RSS Gallant provided position updates and continued to shadow the tanker. The presence of maritime security forces from the RSN and Royal Malaysian Navy in the vicinity of Ai Maru forced the perpetrators to abandon their attack and flee the scene," said the RSN. No injuries were reported.
A picture of Ai Maru, taken during the rescue from RSS Gallant. (Republic of Singapore Navy)
ReCAAP's ISC said that Gallant and Terengganu were subsequently joined by two vessels from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and two unnamed vessels from the Indonesian Navy. Ai Maru was then escorted by the MMEA towards Pengerang, Southern Peninsular Malaysia for investigations.
The MMEA Deputy Director General for Operations Datuk Mohd Puzi Abdul Kahar told reporters on 15 June that the agency was focusing its investigations on the time taken to siphon the MGO and whether the attack was an "inside job".
A 2012 ReCAAP report indicated that Ai Maru had been boarded on 5 June that year by armed men, approximately 30 n miles from Horsburgh Lighthouse in the South China Sea and not far from the location of the recent incident. According to ReCAAP, the original attempt to siphon MGO was foiled when the presence of authorities in the vicinity deterred the perpetrators.
According to ReCAAP's quarterly report, 2014 has seen an increase in piracy incidents in the Malacca and Singapore straits despite a global reduction in attacks. Between January and March 2014, eight incidents in the straits were reported, compared to five incidents across the whole of the region in 2013 and so far in 2014 combined.
"Not only are we seeing an increase in number, we are also seeing a trend of pirates being armed with firearms and targeting bigger vessels such as tankers," said Lee Yin Mui, ReCAAP's assistant director for research, during an interview with IHS Jane's on 25 April 2014.
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Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
17 June 2014
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A Fearless-class patrol vessel similar to the Republic of Singapore Navy's RSS Gallant that was deployed in response to the attack on the commercial tanker Ai Maru. Source: Ministry of Defence, Singapore
Vessels from the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) conducted a combined operation to rescue a Honduras-registered oil tanker in the South China Sea on 15 June, the RSN told IHS Jane's .
The tanker, Ai Maru , was carrying 1,520 tonnes of marine gas oil (MGO) from Singapore to the Gulf of Thailand when it was boarded at about 20:30 pm on 14 June, off Eastern Peninsular Malaysia, by seven men from three speed boats.
The armed attackers tied and locked up the crew while they siphoned 620 tonnes of MGO onto an unidentified vessel. Also seized were crew personal belongings including laptops, money, and mobile telephones. Ai Maru was placed on a south-easterly course at a speed of about 4.5 kt while the MGO was being taken.
An Ai Maru crew member notified its regional shipping company and information was relayed to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Centre (ISC) in Singapore.
According to the RSN, its Fearless-class patrol vessel RSS Gallant was deployed to the scene of incident at about 12:45 am on 15 June after receiving information from the ISC. Gallant was then joined by the RMN's Kedah (Meko 100 RMN)-class guided-missile corvette KD Terengganu .
"RSS Gallant provided position updates and continued to shadow the tanker. The presence of maritime security forces from the RSN and Royal Malaysian Navy in the vicinity of Ai Maru forced the perpetrators to abandon their attack and flee the scene," said the RSN. No injuries were reported.
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A picture of Ai Maru, taken during the rescue from RSS Gallant. (Republic of Singapore Navy)
ReCAAP's ISC said that Gallant and Terengganu were subsequently joined by two vessels from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and two unnamed vessels from the Indonesian Navy. Ai Maru was then escorted by the MMEA towards Pengerang, Southern Peninsular Malaysia for investigations.
The MMEA Deputy Director General for Operations Datuk Mohd Puzi Abdul Kahar told reporters on 15 June that the agency was focusing its investigations on the time taken to siphon the MGO and whether the attack was an "inside job".
A 2012 ReCAAP report indicated that Ai Maru had been boarded on 5 June that year by armed men, approximately 30 n miles from Horsburgh Lighthouse in the South China Sea and not far from the location of the recent incident. According to ReCAAP, the original attempt to siphon MGO was foiled when the presence of authorities in the vicinity deterred the perpetrators.
According to ReCAAP's quarterly report, 2014 has seen an increase in piracy incidents in the Malacca and Singapore straits despite a global reduction in attacks. Between January and March 2014, eight incidents in the straits were reported, compared to five incidents across the whole of the region in 2013 and so far in 2014 combined.
"Not only are we seeing an increase in number, we are also seeing a trend of pirates being armed with firearms and targeting bigger vessels such as tankers," said Lee Yin Mui, ReCAAP's assistant director for research, during an interview with IHS Jane's on 25 April 2014.
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Pentingnya kemampuan mengumpulkan data, berbagi data dan updating position target sehingga kejadian seperti ini bisa diminimalisir resikonya. Kru-nya Ai Maru juga cerdas dan cukup sigap mengambil keputusan, butuh training ABK yang serius ini untuk perusahaan pelayaran.
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