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Weekly Piracy Report - 3 to 10 May 2005
 [10 May 2005] at 0430 UTC in position 13:05.7N - 080:21.0E, Chennai Anchorage, India. Five robbers boarded Ro Ro ship from stern and attempted to steal ship's stores. Alert crew raised alarm and robbers escaped empty handed in their boat. Port control and police informed.[10 May 2005] at 0850 LT at tanker anchorage, Jakarta, Indonesia. Six robbers boarded a tanker at anchor from two fishing boats. They broke open aft locker and stole ships equipment. Robbers escaped in an easterly direction. Port authorities informed. [9 May 2005] at 0445 LT at Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Two robbers boarded a container ship at anchor. Duty crew raised alarm and robbers jumped overboard and escaped in their boat. Port control informed. [5 May 2005] at 0135 LT at Port Au Prince Anchorage, Haiti. Robbers armed with knives boarded a bulk carrier. D/O raised alarm and robbers escaped empty handed. [5 May 2005] at 2320 LT in position 21:16N - 091:31E, 60 nm SSW of Chittagong, Bangladesh. One fishing boat approached a tanker underway. Boat came close to starboard quarter and persons inside attempted to board. Master took evasive action and boarding was averted. [4 May 2005] at 2025 UTC in position 01:46.3S - 117:07.2E, Makassar Straits, Indonesia. One pirate in a speedboat boarded a bulk carrier underway using hooks attached to a rope. D/O raised alarm, sounded ship's whistle, crew mustered and activated fire hoses. Pirate jumped overboard and escaped in speedboat waiting with four accomplices. [4 May 2005] at 2255 LT in position 01:23.07S - 117:06.57E, Makassar Straits, Indonesia. Pirates in a six metre blue and black hull coloured speed boat attempted to board at stern of a tanker underway. Master raised alarm and took evasive manoeuvres. Pirates followed the vessel for 15 minutes and moved away. [3 May 2005] at 0700 LT at Tg. Priok Outer Roads, Indonesia. Six boats approached a ship and six robbers armed with steel bars from two boats boarded. A further two boats remained nearby whilst remaining two boats approached another ship in vicinity. Alert crew mustered and robbers left empty handed. Attempts to contact port authorities and patrol boats by VHF received no response. [28 April 2005] at evening hrs at Port Au Prince anchorage, Haiti. Robbers armed with knives boarded a refrigerated cargo ship. They stole ship's stores and escaped. Earlier on 27.04.2005 robbers had boarded another vessel and stole ship's stores. Posted by: Pappy 2005-05-12 |
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