The tugboat and barge are owned by Indonesian shipping company PT Pelnas Bahtera Bestari Shipping.
More than 10 pirates - mainly Indonesians - took charge of the tugboat and a barge it was pulling. They then destroyed the tugboat's Global Positioning System device.
The 10-man crew were tied up and locked up in one of the cabins for two days while the pirates re-painted the vessel with leftover green paint they found on board.
The pirates then forced the crew to jump into a life-raft with some food, mineral water and their passports.
They were subsequently spotted by a fisherman who was passing by and came to their rescue.
The crew, mostly Indonesians, are now recovering at Natuna Island in Indonesia. International information sharing centre for maritime matters, ReCAAP ISC, has confirmed the incident and has circulated an incident alert with photos of the tugboat.
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