Aby Sayyaf is one of the most violent jihadist groups in the southern Philippines, notorious for kidnappings for ransom.
“The group will be using a blue 3-Engine speedboat and is expected to be underway to Sabah within the next 24 hours,” ReCAAP said, citing information from Phillippine Focal Point.
As informed, the group is planning to kidnap mariners operating in the area.
“All vessels transiting the area are advised to exercise extreme caution when transiting in the waters of Lahad Datu and surrounding waters in Sabah,” the warning further reads.
Since October 2016, the perpetrators have begun to target ships of larger tonnage, such as Dong Bang Giant 2, Royal 16, Southern Falcon and Kumiai Shagang.
Once in their hands, mariners are often subject to months of captivity and sometimes even execution. This is in particular due to the fact that the Philippine government has adopted a no-ransom policy when dealing with the militant group.
In an incident dating November 2016, six men were taken by the militants from the bulk carrier Royal 16.
Bodies of two decapitated seafarers were found by the Philippine military in July 2017, while one seafarer was allegedly killed in a gunbattle in the same month. Two seafarers have been rescuedfrom the group, while the fate of one more mariner remains unknown.
亞洲海盜監察機構ReCAAP ISC 5月1日向海員發出警告，表示阿布沙耶夫會對馬來西亞的船員造成威脅。
Aby Sayyaf是菲律賓南部最暴力的聖戰組織之一，因綁架勒索贖金而惡名昭彰。
ReCAAP引用Phillippine Focal Point的信息稱：“該小組將使用藍色3發動機快艇，預計將在未來24小時內進入沙巴。
據了解，該組織計劃綁架在該地區運作的水手。
“所有通過該地區的船隻在沙哈德達都水域和沙巴周邊水域過境時都應格外小心，”警告還寫道。
自2016年10月以來，肇事者已開始瞄準Dong Bang Giant 2，Royal 16，Southern Falcon和Kumiai Shagang等大噸位船隻。
一旦掌握，水手往往會遭受幾個月的綁架，有時甚至會被處決。這尤其是因為菲律賓政府在與武裝組織交涉時採取了無償贖回政策。
在2016年11月的一起事件中，6名男子被來自散裝貨輪Royal 16的武裝分子劫持。
2017年7月，菲律賓軍方發現了兩名被斬首的海員的 屍體， 據稱一名海員在同一個月內在一場槍戰中遇難。兩名海員已經從小組中解救出來，而另一名海員的命運仍然未知。
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