A tugboat towing a chemical tanker was hit by pirates in the Singapore Strait in the early hours of Monday morning, Seatrade Asia online reports. The Singapore-flagged tugboat Britoil71 was towing tanker Titan Vision when its was boarded by five armed pirates at 03-35hrs 3 nm southwest of Racon D in Philips Channel, Recaap Information Sharing Centre reported.
Armed with parangs and a handgun, the pirates stole a laptop, mobile phones and cash from the crew before they escaped. None of the 15 crew were injured in the attack, the sixth in the are this year.
Armed with parangs and a handgun, the pirates stole a laptop, mobile phones and cash from the crew before they escaped. None of the 15 crew were injured in the attack, the sixth in the are this year.