Fast speedboats belonging to Islamic terrorist group Abu Sayyaf are believed to be hunting for easy targets in the waters off Eastern Sabah and in the Sulu and Celebes Seas.
An urgent warning issued on Thursday by the Philippine Coast Guard via the Singapore-based Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP), said five Abu Sayyaf members armed with firearms were sighted in Barangay Sipangkot, Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi on board a white speedboat with yellow and orange stripes powered by a 250hp Yamaha engine.
