Three bulkers were targeted by suspected thieves in the Singapore Strait over the weekend in a period of less than three hours.

The incidents took place in the eastbound lane of the traffic separation scheme (TSS) between 11.09 pm (3.09 pm GMT) on Saturday and 1.30 am on Sunday, according to the Singapore-based Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) information sharing centre.