Vietnam Marine Police arrested 11 pirates

At 20 h 45 November 22, Vietnam Coast Guard Region 3 arrested 11 pirates hijack tanker ZAFIRAH (Malaysian) in Vung Tau (Ba Ria-Vung Tau).

According to Captain of Zafirah ship , Mr. Sann Winnaung (37 age, nationality Myanmar), at 3:00 hours in the November 18, the ships from the Pasir Guadang port while passing through the sea of Indonesia has been attacked by pirates.

Receiving reports robbery, the Vietnam Marine Police Department ordered the Coast Guard fleet deployment Region 3 2 minutes 6007, 9001, 4034 and 4031, 2011 held traced. 2 hours and 20 days 22:11, border police fleet 4031, 4034 detect ship Zafirah are in the waters of Vietnam, immediately deployed to control, ask the people on the ship moored.

Receiving reports of pirates, the Vietnam Marine Police Department ordered the Coast Guard fleet Region 3 deployment the ship 6007, 9001, 4034, 4031, 2011 to search. November 20, ZAFIRAH ships in Vietnamese waters and constantly moving to evade the inspection of the Coast Guard.

2:00 November 22, the Coast Guard 3’s fleet detected a suspicious ship at coordinates 9o50’N-107o20’E are moving in the direction of 44o, speed 5 knots / hour.
After taking ships ZAFIRAH, pirate groups have painted almost outside the ship to divert the attention of the authorities.Color ship Zafirah from green to black. The ship’s name changed to “SEA HORSE”; ship’s IMO number from 9016387 to 9016081; nationality of ships Malaysia changed to Honduras . The ship’s satellite navigation system ZAFIRAH destroyed completely to cut off the agency’s monitoring function.

After identifying suspicious ships are tankers ZAFIRAH seized by pirates, the Police Coast Guard ship 4031, 4034 immediately deployed to control, ask the Zafirah ship moored. 16:00 November 22, Colonel Le Xuan Thanh, Commander Coast Guard Region 3, commanders to attack the pirates. Coast Guard opened fire attack, captured 11 pirates Indonesian citizenship. Entire crew ZAFIRAH of was rescued, no one was injured.
Vietnam Marine Police arrested 11 pirates