The tugboat Kim Hock Tug 9 was pulling a barge that was looted twice in five hours by pirates, said officials on Monday (Jan 20). - ST/ANN
SINGAPORE: Pirates on sampans struck in the Singapore Strait again targeting a barge pulled by the tug boat Kim Hock Tug 9 twice in five hours. While the pirates did not confront the crew members, they were able to escape with several pieces of scrap metal, said officials on MOnday (Jan 20).
In an incident alert on Sunday, the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia's Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) said the same barge laden with scrap metal was targeted twice in the east-bound lane of the strait.
