An offshore support vessel was looted by armed pirates, reports Maritime Bulletin.
Armed pirates aboard offshore vessel
Offshore support vessel CREST TARASCO was boarded by 5 armed with rifles pirates at around midnight May 22 off Tabasco coast, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico.
Pirates fired several shots, crew and staff mustered in shelters inside the ship, to avoid kidnapping, pirates looted the ship for some 45 minutes, and fled on their small boat after they took what they have been after – 35 autonomous breath devices, plus communications and other valuable equipment. Nobody was injured.
Vessel Information
Offshore support vessel CREST TARASCO, IMO 9756638. GT 8992, built 2016, flag Mexico, operator Protexa Co.
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Source: Maritime Bulletin