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Weekly Piracy Report - 11 to 16 May 2005
 [May 14 2005] at 0215 LT at Dumai Anchorage, Indonesia. Three robbers armed with knives boarded a tanker at poop deck and entered Engine Room. Duty crew raised alarm and robbers escaped with ship's stores.[May 13 2005] at 0110 LT in position 05:13N - 098:06E, Malacca Straits. Armed persons in an unlit 7m craft approached a general cargo ship underway. D/O took evasive manoeuvres but craft came into contact at port side causing damage to ship's hull. D/O sounded whistle and called craft on VHF ch 16 but received no response. No boarding took place. [May 10 2005] at 0430 UTC in position 13:05.7N - 080:21.0E, Chennai Anchorage, India. Five robbers boarded a 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. [May 10 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. [May 09 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. Piracy Prone Areas and Warnings Bangladesh: Chittagong at berth and anchorage. India: Chennai, Kandla Indonesia: Anambas/Natuna Island, Balikpapan, Belawan, Dumai, Gaspar/Bar/Leplia Str, Jakarta (Tg.Priok), Pulau Laut, Vicinity of Bintan Island Malacca Straits: avoid anchoring along the Indonesian coast of the straits. Coast near Aceh is particularly risky for hijackings. Somalian waters: eastern and northeastern coasts have been high-risk areas for hijackings. Whilst there have been no recent incidents, ships not making scheduled calls to ports in these areas should stay away from the coast. West Africa: Abidjan, Conakry, Dakar, Douala, Freetown, Lagos, Tema, Warri. Brazil: Rio Grande. Haiti: Port au Prince. Dominican Republic: Rio Haina. Jamaica: Kingston. Peru: Callao Posted by: Pappy 2005-05-18 |
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