Oil rig robbery: Crew member’s video call with wife led to arrest of four

Saiful Lizan (right) pointing to photos of the four suspects and the scene of the crime, which took place on April 24 on the Aurora Producer 1 oil rig, during a press conference today. — Bernama

KOTA TINGGI: A video call between a wife and her husband, who is a crew member of an oil platform at Tanjung Langsat Port, near Pasir Gudang, proved crucial in saving his and his co-workers’ lives during a robbery on the oil rig two days ago.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) acting deputy director-general (logistics) Vice-Admiral (M) Datuk Saiful Lizan Ibrahim said that during the incident, which occurred at about 10.30pm on Monday (April 24), only two male crew members aged 24 and 32 were on the platform, which is located 0.7 nautical miles northeast of the port’s jetty.