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| Weekly Piracy Report 25-31 October 2005 |
| 2005-11-02 |
| Recently reported incidents: October 28, 2005 between 1200 - 1600 UTC in position 21:25N - 108:24E, Fangcheng OPL anchorage, China. Robbers boarded a bulk carrier via anchor chain. They broke padlocks of forward store and stole ship's property and stores. October 27, 2005 at 2030 LT in position 20:47.8N - 017:01.8W, off Nouadhibou inner anchorage, Mauritania. Eight robbers in a wooden boat fitted with outboard motor approached a bulk carrier. Two robbers boarded via anchor chain. Duty A/B noticed them and raised alarm. Robbers escaped in their boat. Port control informed. October 27, 2005 at 0836 LT in position 08:41.565S - 115:43.911E, Lombok Strait, Indonesia. Pirates armed with guns in a speedboat fired upon a chemical tanker underway. Bridge window was destroyed by gunshots. No injuries to crew. Several fishing boats were in the vicinity. October 27, 2005 between 0001 - 0100 LT in position 01:59.6N - 118:08.7E, off Muara Pantai, east Kalimantan, Indonesia. Robbers boarded a bulk carrier at anchor during cargo operations. They stole forward liferaft and ship's stores and escaped in their speedboat. October 26, 2005 at 1810 LT in position 06:09N - 053:45E, 250 nm off east coast of Somalia. Five speedboats flashed lights at a tanker underway and chased her. One boat increased speed and came close on port beam. Crew switched on deck lights and ship moved further away from the Somali coast and boat gave up chase. October 23, 2005 at 1800 UTC at Zhanjiang no. 2 inner anchorage, China. Robbers boarded a tanker via hawse pipe. They broke open forward locker and stole ship's stores. Several small fishing boats were in vicinity. Authorities informed. |
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