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Piracy Report 1-13 November 2006
 Chittagong Anchorage Tally: Forty-one incidents have been reported since January 28 2006. Recently reported incidents: November 5 2006 at 0730 UTC, Malacca straits. One wooden boat with blue hull and yellow wheelhouse approached a general cargo ship underway and a robber with face mask attempted boarding. Master raised alarm and carried out zig zag manoeuvres. The pirate aborted boarding. November 5 006 at 1930 LT off Elmann, Somalia . Six armed pirates boarded and hijacked a general cargo ship off Elmann. Pirates ordered master to sail north destination Obbia. At 1800 LT on November 2nd, pirates demanded a ransom for the release of the ship and crew. It is reported that on November 7th, 15 armed Islamic courts men intercepted the ship and successfully fought against the hijackers and handed over command to the master. No injuries sustained to crew and no ransom was paid. November 08 2006 at 0202 LT, 6 miles off Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. One robber boarded a container ship waiting to embark pilot. Alert crew raised alarm and the robber escaped empty handed. November 08 2006 at 0302 UTC, Kutubdia Roads, Bangladesh. Ten robbers armed with steel bars and knives in a wooden boat boarded a bulk carrier at the stern. They broke into lockers and stole ship's stores. Deck Officer raised alarm and robbers escaped. Local authorities informed. November 09 2006 at 0200 UTC, Luanda Anchorage, Angola. Two robbers in a small open boat boarded a LPG tanker at the forecastle. They broke into bosuns store and compressor room. Alert crew raised alarm and robbers escaped with ships equipment. November 13 2006 at 0010 UTC, Tema Outer Roads, Ghana. Ten robbers armed with knives boarded a refrigerated ship at anchor. They overpowered a crew member and assaulted him. However, he managed to raise the alarm and alerted other crew. Robbers jumped overboard and escaped in a small boat with stolen items. Posted by: Pappy 2006-11-14 |
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