Location of Incident. Description of Damaged Property: STATEMENT: Describe who, what, when, where, why, and how: Were there other witnesses? ( ) Yes ( ) No Use reverse side if more room is needed for witnesses. Witness Name: Witness Telephone Number: Witness Name: Witness Telephone Number: Signature of individual completing this section: Date:
Location of Incident. 3.1.2 At 0315 hrs on 13 February 2008, 12 robbers armed with knives and a revolver boarded the ship from the aft. The robbers overpowered the deck watchman, took over his intercommunications microphone and tied him to the winch.
Location of Incident. 3.2.2 At about 0540 hrs on 17 February 2008, the crew on security watch noticed three robbers at the forward deck of the ship while the ship was preparing to berth at the port. Upon being spotted by the crew, the robbers jumped overboard and escaped with four shackles of the anchor chain and one chain string. The lock to the forward bosun store room was reportedly damaged. .
Location of Incident. 3.3.2 At about 0930hrs on 20 February 2008, three fishing boats approached the general cargo ship. Two groups of men boarded the ship from the fishing boats by climbing up the general cargo ship using grapnel and ropes. One group reportedly consisted of 18 men and the other comprised 10 men. The ship master alerted the crew and reported the incident to the Tuticorin port control via the VHF.
Location of Incident. 3.4.2 The ship master and crew activated the fire hose, sounded the ship’s siren and undertook evasive manoeuvres. Subsequently, the boats aborted the attempt. One of the boats was noted to have a ladder rigged in its bow. The heavy rain and bad weather at the time of the incident may have prevented the boats from coming alongside the ship. There was no damage to the ship and no injuries were sustained by the crew. Observation
Location of Incident. 3.1.2 At about 0130hrs on 4 November 2007, some crew members who were on security watch at the xxxxx spotted six robbers armed with knives on the deck of the ship. They informed the duty officer who mustered all crew members on the navigation deck, raised the general alarm and activated the ship’s anti-piracy measures. The duty officer also reported the incident to the harbour pilots.
Location of Incident. 3.3.3 One of the two boats suddenly altered its course towards the portside of the MV Al Mutababbi, and appeared to close in on the container ship from its port bow. The ship master undertook evasive measures to prevent boarding, and the boats eventually gave up the attempt.
Location of Incident. Response by the Malaysian authorities
Location of Incident. Observation
Location of Incident. 3.2.2 The Anchor 2 was subsequently found at about 2150hrs on 20 October 2007. The towing rope was reportedly missing, and the right side glass window, the doors leading to the steering console and the navigational control were broken. The company security officer suspected that some robbers have boarded the unmanned Anchor 2 while it was towed by the SM V, cut off the towing rope and set the workboat adrift. The company security officer reported the incident to the coastal state and the flag state. Observation
