Weekly Piracy Report - 8 to 14 February 2005
Rather quiet this week:
11.02.2005 at 0400 LT in position 10:16N - 064:35W, cement terminal, Pertigalete port, Venezuela. Two unlit boats approached a bulk carrier within 100m. Security guards fired warning shots and boats moved away.
10.02.2005 at 0900 LT at Banjarmasin Roads, Indonesia. Twelve robbers armed with knives attempted to board a general cargo ship along with stevedores. C/O and bosun spotted them and stopped them boarding. Robbers threatened them with knives. Master raised alarm and crew mustered. Robbers aborted boarding and escaped in their speedboats.
Posted by: Pappy 2005-02-18 |