00:00Police say the robbery took place around 10.30pm aboard the vessel C. Elizabeth II,
00:05which was secured alongside a barge for repairs near the Port of Spain waterfront.
00:10Investigators report that a group of about 12 men, armed with firearms, cut lasses and axes,
00:16boarded the vessel and announced a robbery.
00:19The victims included the vessel's captain, a Grenadian national, along with two crew members,
00:24one from Malik Barataria and another from St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
00:30The assailant reportedly stole several items, including cellular phones, jewelry, a GPS system,
00:37gas and oxygen tanks, an inflatable dinghy and a small engine.
00:42The value of some items is still being assessed.
00:45Police say the suspects then fled the scene in a pirogue.
00:50Hours later, around 5am, the captain reported seeing a group of men return to the vessel in a pirogue
00:56and attach a dinghy before leaving the area.
01:00Subsequent checks confirmed the dinghy was one of the items stolen during the robbery.
01:04Several other items, including an engine and a gas tank, were also recovered.
01:10Officers processed the scene and collected evidence,
01:13while investigators are working to obtain CCTV footage.
01:17Police say inquiries are ongoing.
01:21Alexander Brussel, TV6 News.
01:30Of course, we see a six different things.
01:31I will be working to put tickets for checkpoints here.
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