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| Intruder Boards Truman During Port Visit | |
| 2005-04-20 | |
| An alleged trespasser was discovered aboard the carrier Harry S. Truman while it was making a port visit in Portsmouth, England. The trespasser was discovered while the carrier was anchored off Stokes Bay, Gosport. "After his discovery, the ship's security conducted a search of surrounding areas and found no suspicious packages or damage," said Cmdr. Dave Werner, a 2nd Fleet spokesman. The Telegraph newspaper identified the man as Abdoul Masmoud Yessoufou and said he'd allegedly bypassed both British Royal Navy and U.S. Navy security to get on the ship. The Truman departed on schedule.
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| Posted by:shellback |
| #6 Anyone sneaking aboard a Naval vessel is taking their lives into their hands and a Muslim doing so in a foreign port at this point in history is particularly foolish. They should have held him aboard until they got out to sea and then let him swim home. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2005-04-20 6:17:31 PM |
| #5 I wonder if they detected him when they noticed an unexpected power drain in their nuclear wessel. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-04-20 6:17:24 PM |
| #4 Sounds like Boston Blackie in drag. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-04-20 3:57:16 PM |
| #3 A man who managed to get on board a US aircraft carrier has been arrested again attempting to enter a naval base less than 24 hours after being made subject to an anti-social behaviour order banning him from entering prohibited areas. Under the terms of the order Abdoul Masmoud Yessoufou was banned yesterday from entering non-public areas of Portsmouth Naval Base after he was caught on board the USS Harry S Truman on Saturday. But at 8.52am today, the 37-year-old from Newport, Isle of Wight, was arrested as he attempted to enter a gate at Portsmouth Naval Base. A Royal Navy spokesman said: "MOD police arrested a 37-year-old man at an entrance to Portsmouth Naval Base on suspicion of breaching an Asbo. "He is currently in custody at Portsmouth Central Police Station." Yessoufou sparked a security review at the naval base as he managed to get past both Royal and US Navy security to get on board the visiting nuclear-powered warship. He was able to walk around for two hours unhindered before he was found, arrested and detained initially under the Terrorism Act 2000. The Asbo issued by Portsmouth magistrates yesterday banned Yessoufou from entering restricted areas of the naval base, Portsmouth Continental Ferryport and Southampton International Airport, punishable by five years imprisonment. The court heard that Yessoufou had previously been convicted of entering airside areas at Heathrow on three occasions in February this year and on another occasion at Southampton airport. Either he is a nut who just likes going places he ain't supposed to, or he is the worlds worst spy. |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-04-20 3:47:14 PM |
| #2 repost - apparently this nut's been in a lot of off-limit places... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-04-20 3:20:44 PM |
| #1 They'll be running the "repel boarders" drill, over and over, like the "Herbies" sequence in Miracle. "Again!" |
| Posted by: Mike 2005-04-20 3:08:34 PM |