Weekly Piracy Report
15 - 21 June 2004.
The following is a summary of the daily reports broadcast by the IMB's Piracy Reporting Centre to ships in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean Regions on the SafetyNET service of Inmarsat-C from 15 - 21 June 2004.
Warning
Vicinity of the coast of north Sumatra / Aceh, northern Malacca straits.
Six violent and serious attacks were reported in the past three weeks. Group(s) of pirates with automatic guns are targeting vessels even during daylight hours. Ships are advised to take extra precautions.
Suspicious craft
15.06.2004 at 1200 UTC in posn 06:15.06N - 092:11.6E, Indian Ocean.
A suspicious craft approached a tanker underway. Crew activated fire hoses, directed searchlights and took evasive manoeuvres. Craft stopped following and fled.
Actual or attempted attacks
19.06.2004 at 2300 LT in posn 03:12.46S - 116:19.41E, Pemancingan anchorage, Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Seven robbers armed with long knives boarded a bulk carrier at forecastle. They overpowered three crewmembers and broke into forward lockers. They stole ship's stores, jumped overboard, and escaped in a waiting speedboat.
19.06.2004 at 0615 LT in posn 14:41.24N - 017:23.36W, Dakar anchorage, Senegal.
Three robbers armed with long knives boarded a bulk carrier. They held duty A/B as hostage and stole ship's stores. Alert crew raised alarm and robbers jumped into water and escaped. Port control informed.
16.06.2004 at 0200 LT at north Pulau Laut anchorage, Indonesia.
Five robbers armed with knives, daggers and crowbars boarded a bulk carrier via hawse pipe. They tied up duty A/B and escaped with ship's
stores.
15.06.2004 at 1200 UTC in posn 05:28N - 098:34E, Malacca straits.
Pirates in three boats attempted to attack a RORO ship underway. Alert crew raised alarm, activated fire hoses, directed searchlights and took evasive manoeuvres. Pirates aborted attempt and fled.
15.06.2004 during night hours at Puerto Plata port, Dominican Republic.
Six robbers armed with long knives boarded a bulk carrier at forecastle. Alert crew raised alarm, secured accommodation doors and chased robbers. Who jumped into water and escaped.
14.06.2004 at 0130 LT about 10 nm off Kuala Sepetang fishing village, Malaysia.
About ten persons armed with automatic weapons boarded a fishing trawler and abducted three crewmembers. Three other released fishermen lodged a police report.
14.06.2004 at 0405 LT in posn 01:15.87S - 116:47.69E, Balikpapan inner anchorage, Indonesia.
Two robbers in a speedboat boarded a bulk carrier via anchor chain. Anti-piracy crew raised alarm and robbers escaped empty handed.
13.06.2004 at 1800 LT in posn 05:03N - 098:45E, Malacca straits.
Pirates armed with guns in eight small boats fired upon a tug towing a barge. They ordered the tug to stop under threat of continuing gunfire. Tug stopped and seven armed pirates boarded. They stole cash, crew personal belongings, ship's documents and kidnapped master and C/E. They threatened C/O not to alert the authorities for 5 days or master and C/E would be killed.
13.06.2004 at 0540 LT at Douala port, Cameroon.
Two robbers boarded a general cargo ship at stern using ropes. Duty crew raised alarm. Robbers were unable to enter accommodation as all doors were secured. Alert crew chased robbers and they jumped into the water and escaped. At the same time another three robbers armed with knives boarded from the gangway and threatened duty watchman.
(more at link):
http://www.iccwbo.org/ccs/imb_piracy/weekly_piracy_report.asp
Amazing report...