Wadi-Feran

A group of five men armed with guns and knives have targeted an 'Waddi Feran' on the morning of July 16, 2024, at 2.30 a.m. in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) in pos. 1° 6'N 01° 103.43'2 E. The incident occurred approximately 1.3 nautical miles from Pulau Takong Light in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS). After five armed men carrying knives and guns were seen in the engine room, the ship’s general alarm was activated to alert the crew, who then gathered in response to the emergency situation. No injuries were reported among the crew. The master reported the incident to Singapore Vessel Traffic Information Systems and a safe navigational broadcast was initiated. The Singapore Police Coast Guard boarded the vessel on its arrival at the anchorage and conducted a search, but no perpetrators were found.

The "Wadi Feran", being laden with 50,141t of imported clinker, which was arrested at the outer anchorage of Chittagong in Bangladesh on May 26, 2019, as per orders of the local High Court in a litigation, was finally released on June 21. The vessel had arrived on May 8 and later successfully offloaded cargo imported by local cement manufacturers. The litigation against the vessel has been resolved and it was released and sailed from the port on June 21.

The "Wadi Feran" laden with 50,141 tonnes of imported clinker, has been arrested at the outer anchorage of Chittagong on May 26, 2019, as per orders of the local High Court, in a litigation. The vessel had arrived on May 8. It was moored in pos. 22° 14.70' N 091° 44.06' E.