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UPDATE...

http://www.airportbusiness.com/article/article.jsp?id=8867&siteSection=5

Updated: November 15th, 2006 10:07 AM PDT
Home > Airline and Airport Security News
"Man Fined $6,000 for Bomb Joke"

The Associated Press

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Paulin was looking for space for his hand luggage aboard SilkAir - a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines Ltd. - on a flight to Indonesia Saturday when, the newspaper reported, he asked a flight attendant, "Where do you keep the bomb?""


860 posted on 11/17/2006 1:36:05 AM PST by Cindy
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REPORT - SNIPPET - QUOTE:

http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/piracyreport.php

Weekly Piracy Report
7-13 November 2006

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 7 to 13 November 2006.

ALERT

Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh
Forty one incidents have been reported since 28.01.2006. Pirates are targeting ships preparing to anchor. Ships are advised to take extra precautions.

The IMB Report on Piracy and Armed Attacks on Ships from January to September 2006 is now published. Please see the end of this page to order.

Suspicious crafts

None reported during the week.
Recently reported incidents

08.11.2006 at 0202 LT in position 06:41.4S - 039:20.7E, 6 miles off Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
One robber boarded a container ship waiting to embark pilot. Alert crew raised alarm and the robber escaped empty handed.

08.11.2006 at 0302 UTC in position 21:52N - 091:40E, Kutubdia Roads, Bangladesh.
Ten robbers armed with steel bars and knives in a wooden boat boarded a bulk carrier at the stern. They broke into lockers and stole ship's stores. D/O raised alarm and robbers escaped. Local authorities informed.

09.11.2006 at 0200 UTC in position 08:45.8S - 013:16.8E, Luanda Anchorage, Angola.
Two robbers in a small open boat boarded a LPG tanker at the forecastle. They broke into bosun’s store and compressor room. Alert crew raised alarm and robbers escaped with ship’s equipment.

13.11.2006 at 0010 UTC in position 05:36.4N - 000:02.9E, Tema Outer Roads, Ghana.
Ten robbers armed with knives boarded a refrigerated ship at anchor.
They overpowered a crew member and assaulted him. However, he
managed to raise the alarm and alerted other crew.
Robbers jumped overboard and escaped in a small boat with stolen items.


861 posted on 11/17/2006 1:38:31 AM PST by Cindy
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