Weekly Piracy Report for 4-10 January
09.01.2005 at 0500 LT at Tanjung Priok anchorage, Indonesia. Five robbers armed with knives boarded a general cargo ship and entered engine room. Alert crew mustered and fought with robbers. Robbers jumped into a boat and left empty handed.
07.01.2005 at 1220 LT anchored 3 miles off breakwater, Tanjung Priok cargo anchorage, Indonesia. Four armed robbers boarded a general cargo ship and stole engine spares. Robbers jumped overboard and escaped in a high speed boat. Port authority informed.
06.01.2005 at 0400 LT at Chittagong outer anchorage, Bangladesh. Several robbers armed with long knives boarded a tanker at poop deck. Alert crew mustered and activated fire hoses. Robbers stole ship's stores and fled in speedboat.
Posted by: Pappy 2005-01-17 |