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While underway in the Singapore Strait, several small boats carrying an unknown number of perpetrators approached and boarded barge LKH 3883 under tow by HK TUG 3 (IMO: 9399686) in the Singapore Strait.

The perpetrators transferred scrap metal from the barge to the small boats and departed approximately half an hour later. No damage to the vessel was reported, and the crew remained safe. The incident was reported to the Singapore Port Operations Control Centre.

There have been at least fifteen incidents of boardings and robbery/theft reported this year in this area.

In 2023 at least 67 incidents occurred within, or near, the Singapore & Malacca Straits; most in the vicinity of Phillip Channel.

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