(1) Incident Type : BOARD >> KIDNAP / Vessel Type : FISHING BOAT
1335 UTC | 27 September | Posn: 04-35.00 N 118-35.00 E | Sabah, Malaysia
A gang of unidentified armed men kidnapped the Captain of a fishing vessel off Semporna waters. Within 1 hour of the incident, the same group boarded and robbed another fishing vessel in Lahad Datu waters and stole food, handphones, a walkie-talkie, a boat engine and money before escaping.