Singapore-registered tanker staff injured after 'unauthorised boarding'

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Armed robbery against ships is not uncommon. There were 61 cases in the Singapore Strait last year and 58 in 2023. © Reuters

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- A crew member on a Singapore-registered chemical tanker was injured due to an "unauthorized boarding" of the vessel on Friday and is being medically evacuated, Singapore's port authority said.

The incident on the vessel, the Basset, occurred on Friday at 6:50 a.m. local time in the Singapore Strait, according to the Singapore police.

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