Pirates Strike In Sg Straits, Our Navy?

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Lloyd's List, 1 Sept 2009

Pirates attempt to board bulker in Singapore Strait

ARMED pirates attempted to board a capesize bulker in the Singapore Strait on Sunday evening.

Five pirates armed with machine guns attempted to board the Trasmed Shipping owned, 173,028 dwt bulker, Good Luck, close to Pulau Nipa, between the east and west bound lanes of the Singapore Strait according to a report from the Regional Co-operation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships.

The Cyprus-registered vessel was anchored in Indonesian waters at 1845 hrs on August 30 when five pirates armed with two machine guns attempted to board the vessel.

The ship’s master raised the alarm and the pirates aborted the attempt to board the vessel.

The Good Luck is the third vessel to be attacked by pirates in the Nipa transit anchorage since the end of March this year. In the two earlier attacks tugs were boarded by pirates armed with guns and knives.

ReCAAP urged ship masters to maintain vigilence at all times and adopt counter measures such as raisng all alarm signals and mustering the crew. It said early detection of an attack was the best deterrent as the incident on the bulker demonstrated.
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[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]Resign NOW Wong Kan Seng, cheebyekia ![/FONT]​

[FONT=tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]10 x $17m + $29m = [/FONT]
[FONT=tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]$199 million spent just for TEN metal sampans ![/FONT]​

[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]Police Coast Guard beefs up operational capability [/FONT]
[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]By Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 16 July 2009 1658 hrs[/FONT]
[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]SINGAPORE: Singapore's Police Coast Guard has unveiled a new fleet of patrol craft designed to intercept and fend off intruders more quickly and effectively. [/FONT]

[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]The ten Shark Class boats, costing S$17 million each, are the latest in Singapore's efforts to ramp up its maritime security. [/FONT]

[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]In the first half of this year, 143 suspicious boats, mostly carrying smugglers and illegal immigrants, were stopped before they could enter Singapore. [/FONT]

[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]Over the same period, police also arrested 55 people and seized seven boats and contraband worth S$845,000 over 18 operations. [/FONT]

[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]Last year, the Coast Guard intercepted over 240 intruders, a sharp increase from 70 in 2007 and 35 in 2006. [/FONT]

[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]Speaking at the launch of the new fleet on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng warned that the threat posed by intruders cannot be underestimated. [/FONT]

[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]He said: "If smugglers who bring in cigarettes or illegal immigrants can come in, then we can safely assume that those with ill intent, like terrorists and other kinds of criminals, may also want to come in, and can attempt to come in. And other kinds of contraband can also be smuggled into Singapore, for example, explosives." [/FONT]

[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]The new fleet of high-speed 10 patrol craft will go a long way in protecting Singapore's maritime border. They will replace the current fleet of 10 patrol craft acquired 30 years ago. The current fleet will be decommissioned by next year. [/FONT]

[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]The new boats can move up to 30 knots per hour, faster than the current ones, and are more stable in choppy conditions, such as in the waters off Pedra Branca. [/FONT]

[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]Each is armed with a fully automated firing system, which means greater accuracy over further distances. The fully-computerised system also takes into account the movement of vessels and adjusts the trajectory to ensure a successful hit. Special radars allow police to spot intruders faster, whether during the day or night. [/FONT]

[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]High-tech equipment aside, training is also a priority. At the Coast Guard's new S$29 million Integrated Tactical Training Centre, officers can carry out sea-based weapons training on simulator platforms. [/FONT]

[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]The system allows officers to test their firing skills in a high-speed chase, under all sorts of weather conditions. The aim is to recreate, as realistically as possible, different training scenarios that may not be easy or practical to do so in real time. [/FONT]

[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]The Coast Guard also plans to more than double its length of sea barriers to deter intruders. Currently, there are 27 kilometres of physical barriers along the coastline and the police aim to increase that to 67 kilometres in the future. [/FONT]
[FONT=georgia,times new roman,times,serif]http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/442778/1/.html [/FONT]



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[singveld]

it always being like these. there were pirate attack near singapore since human make boat.
of course ever since it is a shipping lane, it is good business for pirate of indonesia.
the only time they are on vacation is just after the boxing day tsunami.

 

[cleareyes]

The Cyprus-registered vessel was anchored in Indonesian waters at 1845 hrs on August 30 when five pirates armed with two machine guns attempted to board the vessel.

Are you just mentally blind or you do not read in detail what you post?

Why question the Singapore Navy when its Indonesian waters? why dont you question the whereabouts of the Indo navy? Or are you now saying that Singapore has ownership of indo waters as well?

 

[Watchman]

The Cyprus-registered vessel was anchored in Indonesian waters at 1845 hrs on August 30 when five pirates armed with two machine guns attempted to board the vessel.

We should ask why Straits Times border to print even !

 

[red amoeba]

why call it Singapore Straits when its Indonesian waters?