A Maersk product tanker has been targeted by robbers while at anchor off Indonesia, TradeWinds has learnt.
The incident aboard the 37,500-dwt Maersk Aegean (built 2013) happened while the ship was off Lubuk Gaung, Inner Anchorage in Dumai.
However, the robbers were only able to make off with a portable welding machine, an electric drill and an electric hacksaw.
Details of the incident were disclosed in the latest anti-piracy report published by the Singapore-based Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Centre.
“While at anchor, the 2nd engineer reported that various equipment was found missing from the engine room workshop,” ReCAAP said.
“Upon checking, the emergency access to the steering flat was found to be opened. A search was conducted, but no person was found. The agent and port authority were informed.”
