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| Weekly Piracy Report - 21to 27 June 2005 |
| 2005-06-29 |
| [June 26 2005] at 0230 LT at Chittagong anchorage 'C', Bangladesh. Robbers in a boat attempted to board a container ship by using a hook attached to ropes. Anti-piracy watch spotted them and raised alarm and crew mustered. Robbers aborted boarding and escaped in their boat. [June 25 2005] at 0230 LT at Tema anchorage, Ghana. Three robbers boarded a container ship via hawse pipe. They cut forward store lock but were unable to open door. Duty A/B raised alarm and crew mustered. Robbers escaped empty handed in their boat waiting with one accomplice. Port control informed. [June 24 2005] at 0440 LT at Jakarta anchorage, Indonesia. Robbers boarded a container ship. They stole a life raft and escaped in a speedboat. [June 23 2005] at 0530 LT in position 01:27.2S - 116:42.0E, Lawi-Lawi oil terminal anchorage, Balikpapan, Indonesia. Two robbers boarded a tanker at forecastle. Alarm was raised and crew mustered. Robbers stole ship's stores and escaped in a boat waiting with four accomplices. [June 20 2005] at 1015 LT in position 01:17N - 104:12E, Singapore Straits. Persons wearing dark clothes in four speedboats with open tops about 6-8 meters long, approached a tug underway. Bosun raised alarm and crew mustered. One boat came very close to stern and persons inside attempted to board. Crew activated fire hoses and boats moved back and later moved away. From the ONI's June 22 report: According to Reuters, Malaysia has proposed that foreign surveillance planes help fight piracy in the Strait of Malacca, allowing maritime aircraft from nations such as the U.S., Japan, and Australia to use its domestic airspace. Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister explained the responsibility of the security of the Strait of Malacca primarily rests on the littoral states and that the actual interdictions will be done by Malaysian, Singaporean, or Indonesian Navy or maritime police patrol boats Local Thai media reports the Royal Thai Armed Forces are ready to cooperate with Indonesia to combat piracy. The Royal Thai Armed Forces will provide intelligence support to the Indonesian Navy. Japanese media reported that a Japanese armed patrol vessel went to Jakarta, Indonesia, for joint drills. A Japanese Coast Guard spokesperson mentioned the 5,200-ton Yashima, with a surveillance helicopter on board, would be ready to respond to reports of piracy in the Malacca Strait and join in rescue operations. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #3 Chittagong? Where the hell was the RAB Navy? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-06-29 12:51 |
| #2 A couple dozen UAVs would come in handy...we could make 'em look like seagullz... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-06-29 12:31 |
| #1 Let's all prosper together. :) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-06-29 12:01 |