Tanker Crew Member Injured After ‘Unauthorised Boarding’ in Singapore Strait

SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (Reuters) – A crew member on a Singapore-registered chemical tanker was injured due to an “unauthorised boarding” of the vessel on Friday and is being medically evacuated, Singapore’s port authority said.

The incident on the vessel, the Basset, occurred on Friday at 6:50 a.m. (2250 GMT on Thursday) in the Singapore Strait, according to the Singapore police.

A statement from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said it…