Bulker master hurt in robbery attempt off Singapore

The master of a bulk carrier was injured during an attempted sea robbery while the ship was sailing towards Singapore.

The International Maritime Bureau’s live piracy reporting centre stated that the incident took place around 4.50 pm (UK time) on 22 October, but was not reported until 27 October.

According to the report, four or five men armed with a gun and knives boarded the ship and took the third engineer hostage and tied him up. The duty oiler noticed the suspects and raised the alarm,...

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