On 18 Aug 10 at or about 0350 hrs, a Vietnam-registered bulk carrier, Vinalines Star was underway at position 3.05 N 105.24 E (approximately 11 nm west of Pulau Mangkai, Indonesia) when six robbers boarded the vessel via the starboard quarter. The robbers armed with knives, entered the bridge, tied up the duty officer and a member of the crew. They brought the crew to the Master
