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Accidents On 22 Mar 11 at or about 2200 hrs, an Indonesian-registered tug boat, Marina 26 towing barge Marine Power 3301 was underway at approximately 12 nm east of Pulau Tioman, Malaysia (2 45.22 N, 104 24.29 E) when a group of more than 10 men armed with knives and parangs (long knives) boarded the tug boat from a speed boat. They tied the crew, locked them in a cabin and turned off the tracking system onboard the vessel. On 24 Mar 11, the crew was given some food, water, passports, cash; and forced onto a life raft.
The crew was later rescued by a passing fishing boat on 26 Mar 11 and arrived at the Natuna Island, Indonesia on 27 Mar 11. The crew reported the incident to the Indonesian authorities and the ship owner on 27 Mar 11. The crew also mentioned that the tug boat, originally red in colour, had been repainted green and was last seen to be heading easterly.
Tugs Marina 2… – GRT between 200-300, recently built, flag Indonesia, owner Bahtera Bestari Shipping.
