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Weekly Piracy Report 13-19 June 2006
 Suspicious craftsJune 12 2006 at 1930 UTC in position 15:23.7N - 041:30.7E, Southern Red Sea. A white-hulled speedboat doing over 18 kts approached a general cargo ship underway. Alert crew raised alarm and master zig-zagged course. Speedboat stopped the chase and moved away. Recently reported incidents June 16 2006 at 0540 UTC at Magdalena River, Barranquilla, Colombia. A robber armed with a knife boarded a general cargo ship at anchor. He stole a liferaft and safety equipment and escaped in a boat waiting with an accomplice. Master informed port authority and after 30 minutes a patrol boat recovered the liferaft in damaged condition. Posted by: Pappy 2006-06-21 |
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