Armed pirates board tanker off Indonesia

A Singapore-flagged tanker was boarded by two individuals yesterday while transiting eastbound through the Phillip Channel of Singapore Strait, just northwest of Kapalajernih Island, Indonesia. The suspects were armed with bladed weapons. During the incident, the vessel was underway at 8.5 knots, with an estimated freeboard of 8.7 m. No casualties or damage to the …

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