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| Weekly Piracy Report 2-8 August 2005 |
| 2005-08-10 |
| Suspicious Crafts [August 07 2005] at 0754 UTC in position 15:06N - 041:49E, Southern Red Sea. Four small boats equipped with powerful outboard engines were sighted by a container ship underway. Each boat was manned by 10 persons and had no fishing gear. Recently Reported Incidents [August 04 2005] at 0600 LT in position 02:19.5N - 101:50E, 5nm off Tanjung Tuan, Malacca Straits. Several persons in an unlit speedboat, length 6 meters, approached a bulk carrier underway. They came within one cable intending to board. Crew mustered, activated fire hoses and directed searchlights. Speedboat slowed down and fled. [August 04 2005] at 0430 LT in position 01:41.7S - 116:38.4E, Adang Bay Anchorage, Indonesia. Four robbers were in the process of boarding a bulk carrier using hooks attached to ropes. Alert crew raised alarm and robbers aborted boarding. [August 04 2005] at 0250 LT at No. 2 Anchorage, ILO, Peru. Two robbers armed with long knives boarded a general cargo ship at forecastle. They stole ship's stores and escaped in a fishing boat. Master called port authorities on VHF but received no response. [August 04 2005] at 0006 LT at Callao Anchorage area no.8, Peru. Three robbers boarded a tanker by climbing anchor chain. They broke padlocks of forward locker, stole ship's stores and escaped. Master reported to port authorities and police. [August 03 2005] at 1600 UTC in position 13:24N - 049:25E, Gulf of Aden. Persons armed with guns in two speedboats trailed a chemical tanker underway at a range of 10nm. Ten mins later, they increased speed and came within two cables astern. Alert crew prevented boarding. Later, three speedboats made similar attempts to board but ship took evasive manoeuvres and boarding was averted. [August 03 2005] at 0212 LT Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Ten persons in a white boat attempted to board a container ship underway. Crew mustered and robbers aborted attempted boarding. [July 25 2005] at 2100 LT at Chittagong Port, Bangladesh. Robbers in a small boat approached a bulk carrier at berth. They stole zinc anodes welded to the hull using crowbars. Crew raised alarm but robbers threw stones at them and escaped. Master called authorities and a security boat arrived 10 mins later to investigate. [July 15 2005] at 0400 LT at Chittagong Anchorage, Bangladesh. Four robbers boarded a bulk carrier coming in to anchor. One robber held watchman at knifepoint while others broke into aft locker and stole ship's stores. Alert crew raised alarm and robbers escaped. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #9 IMA thinkr RAB equipped with waterwings |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-10 20:49 |
| #8 Howard, dear, I'm as confused as you are. Errol Flynn was a film star back in the early talkie days -- he played Robin hood and various dashingly romantic pirates, highwaymen and stray princelings -- so long as he could wave a sword, wear tight pants and woo pretty ladies, all were content. Other than that, I don't seem to have the cultural referents. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-08-10 20:34 |
| #7 Not having the faintest clue what Americans are talking about is the cat in the lap of my days. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2005-08-10 18:06 |
| #6 Of course I would fight this trend with the reconstituted Able Danger Team. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-08-10 18:00 |
| #5 Let's all chip in and buy Pappy a comfortable Bell F1 Helmet! We owne it to 'em. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-08-10 17:59 |
| #4 Just think what a few big fat juicy Q-Ships could do. No need for heavy guns or automatic weapons. There are only about eighty gazillion Soviet PRGs in the world |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2005-08-10 13:03 |
| #3 The standards for pirates seemed to have dropped way off since I've died. These blighters wouldn't have made decent second story men in my day... |
| Posted by: Errol Flynn 2005-08-10 09:20 |
| #2 I'm sure these are the same guys appearing, week after week. |
| Posted by: gromky 2005-08-10 01:58 |
| #1 Yar, a fine week of piracy it be. Me coffers and me dead man's chest be overflowing. Avast, ye scurvy dogs, hoist the mainsail and shove off... there be piracy that needs doin'! |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2005-08-10 00:28 |