Sti-Magister

While the 'STI Magister' was at anchor off Chittagong in pos. 22° 13.6’ N 91° 43.8’ E, the duty officer discovered about four perpetrators at the forecastle deck via CCTV on April 26, 2022. He raised the alarm, informed the master and mustered the ship's crew. He observed further on CCTV that the door of the forepeak store was opened, and three perpetrators came out of it upon hearing the alarm. He sent some crew members to the forward deck, who saw the perpetrators escaping from the ship by either jumping into the water or climbing down the anchor chain. About seven or eight perpetrators were making their escape in a small boat. A search on board was conducted by the crew, and no other perpetrators were spotted. One set of gangway wire coil was found missing. There was no reported damage to the ship, and the crew was not injured. The incident was reported to the local port control centre and the Bangladesh Coast Guard. Three Coast Guard personnel boarded the ship at about 02.40 a.m. to collect evidence. The Coast Guard personnel found footprints and a broken lock from the fore peak store .