REPORT - SNIPPET - QUOTE:
http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/piracyreport.php
Weekly Piracy Report
2-8 January 2007
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 2 to 8 January 2007.
ALERT
Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh
Forty six 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
23.12.2006 early hours, 8.2 nautical miles off Mullaithievu, NE Sri Lanka
A general cargo vessel at anchor, with engine problems was surrounded by six small boats with armed LTTE personnel on board. Shots were fired and the vessel was boarded by the armed group who forced the Master to weight anchor and proceed closer to the shore. Communication and computer equipment from the vessel was said to have been stolen from the vessel. The 25 crew members were taken from the vessel to a rebel camp ashore and finally released to the International Committee for the Red Cross in Colombo. The condition of the vessel and the 14000 tons of rice cargo on board are not known.
http://www.airportbusiness.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=5&id=9582
Updated: January 9th, 2007 01:14 PM PDT
Home > Airline and Airport Security News
"Britain's MI5 Offers to E-Mail Future Terror Alerts"
Raphael G. Satter
The Associated Press
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Britain's MI5 will begin sending out terror alerts to members of the public over e-mail on Tuesday, part of a move by the spy agency toward greater openness.
Anyone interested in following the threat level - which has sat at "severe" since Aug. 14, 2006 - will receive e-mail updates should the level change. The highest level is "critical," meaning an attack is imminent.
A second service allows users to subscribe to updates on MI5's Web site, which might include news about leadership changes or the government's agenda for combatting terrorism, Home Office spokesman Stephen Carter said."