'If I open this door, what is behind it?' How Coast Guard responded to illegal boarding of tanker in Singapore Strait
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SINGAPORE — When Inspector Muhammad Rasidi Suriade of the Police Coast Guard (PCG) got a call on Feb 28 about a Singapore-registered chemical tanker being boarded illegally by unknown suspects, he rushed to the scene. He and his colleagues were on a PCG b'If I open this door, what is behind it?' How Coast Guard responded to illegal boarding of tanker in Singapore Strait
SINGAPORE — When Inspector Muhammad Rasidi Suriade of the Police Coast Guard (PCG) got a call on Feb 28 about a Singapore-registered chemical tanker being boarded illegally by unknown suspects, he rushed to the scene. He and his colleagues were on a PCG boat patrolling Singapore waters just five minutes away. The PCG boarded the tanker after it entered Singapore territorial waters. Insp Rasidi and five officers boarded the vessel at around 8.20am and saw a crew member lying on the ship's main deck, bleeding from his right eye. Seeing that his injuries were serious, Insp Rasidi told two of his officers to stay with the injured man, while the remaining four officers turned their attention to finding the suspects. Insp Rasidi was recounting the «unauthorised boarding» incident that happened in the Singapore Strait, outside Singapore territorial waters. The 29-year-old injured Indian national is in a stable condition and has been discharged from hospital. Read more