⚓ The Legendary · True Tales · Episode II
The Batam Bandits
Completely Factual Maritime Adventures
★ Story Text ★
Somewhere between Singapore and Batam,
four sea bandits, one smoking outboard
and zero luck decided to test their boarding skills.
Cap'n Davo remained unimpressed.
The noodles, however, were excellent.
Episode Notes
Somewhere between Singapore and Batam, four sea bandits, one smoking outboard and zero luck decided to test their boarding skills. Cap'n Davo remained unimpressed. The noodles, however, were excellent.
★ Completely True Facts ★
The Singapore Strait is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world — over 1,000 vessels pass through daily.
Batam is a 45-minute ferry from Singapore and has exactly zero of Singapore's rules.
The VHF radio channel 16 is the international distress frequency. Or, apparently, a pirate coordination channel.
