Again Pirate Strike In Miri

MIRI: Twelve crewmen of a ship bringing supply to an offshore barge were robbed by pirates armed with machetes while anchoring about 10km off Miri’s coast about 10.15pm Wednesday 17th July 2012.

The robbery occurred while most of the crewmen were asleep.

All of them, however, escaped unhurt.

The ship was on its way back to shore after sending food supplies to the barge about noon of the same day. This was the second time such incident occurred here involving pirates robbing crewmen this month.

Marine police arrived at the scene about 11pm Wednesday after they received a distress call from the ship’s captain.

The pirates only managed to take away two walkie-talkies from the ship. The pirates are believed to be a mix of locals and a few foreigners based on their accent.

“The pirates had no time to take any valuables from the ship as they panicked after hearing the captain talking on the walkie-talkie to the marine police for help. The captain had earlier managed to escape the pirates by running to his cabin where he made the call,” one of the crewmen said.

He added that the pirates tied five of them with rope while they ransacked the cabins.

The pirates were in the ship for about 15 minutes before they fled.

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Crewmen robbed while dozing off in ship

MIRI: Thirteen crew members were robbed of valuables by unknown masked robbers armed with machetes while their ship was berthed about two nautical miles off Miri waters on Sunday night.

No one was injured in the 8pm incident.

The robbers were said to have entered the ship while most crew members were asleep.

One of the victims, who did not wish to be named, said the incident was over very quickly.

“I was asleep that time … it was pitch dark when an unknown man pointed a sharp object at me and demanded for my valuables,” he said.

A police report was lodged at Miri Central Police Station (CPS) yesterday.

According to sources, after the robbers fled the scene, the crew alerted maritime personnel for help.

Total loss was estimated to be RM82,000.

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Safety Equipment - Rocket Parachute Flare

Rocket Parachute Flare is one of safety equipment that must have onboard the vessel. Under SOLAS requirement, every vessel must have at least 12 unit of this item and normally keep at wheelhouse. 


The use of this item is to alert others of a distress situation day or night.


This is some specification of the rocket parachute flare;

• Height of launching  : min. 300 meter
• Duration of burning  : min. 40 seconds
• Luminous intensity   : 30, 000 candela

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