According to the media release, Within four days there were five pirate attacks(23rd December 2019) on vessels travelling in the Singapore Straits.
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On one of the attacks, Pirates tied up crew members in an attempt to rob the crew members but later escaped after the alarm starting ringing.
The pirates escaped with nothing and the vessel was later escorted by Singapore Navy and Coast Guard for officers to check if there were any more pirates hiding on the ship.
On another attack, 6 pirates boarded a tanker and steal the chief engineer’s gold chain.
So far no agencies have reported if the pirates were caught, neither did the reports mentioned the nationality of the pirates.
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Here is a picture of where Singapore Strait is:
