While at anchor, the duty officer on board the container ship was conducting routine security rounds when he noticed that the securing cables of the forward/forecastle lifesaving appliances were cut. He also noticed that the forecastle store room was unlocked. The crew immediately conducted inventory check on the ship’s equipment and discovered that two life rafts and four immersion suits were missing. They reported the incident to the Philippine Coast Guard. It is believed that the perpetrators boarded the ship by climbing through the anchor chain and hawse pipes.
Source : ReCAAP
