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THE WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT - REPORT SNIPPET - QUOTE:

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

Weekly Piracy Report
7-13 March 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 7 to 13 March 2007.

ALERT

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

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

Suspicious crafts

None reported
Recently reported incidents

09.03.2007 0355 LT at Luanda Inner Anchorage, Angola.
Two robbers boarded a general cargo ship forward. They tied up duty AB and snatched his walkie-talkie and tried to open the hawse pipe cover plate nuts. Duty AB managed to untie himself and informed the Duty Officer on bridge. Duty Officer raised alarm and sounded ship's whistle. Robbers jumped overboard and escaped with ship's property.

08.03.2007 0345 LT in position 21:39.95N - 088:01.05E, Sagar Anchorage, India.
One robber boarded a chemical tanker at poop deck. 2/O noticed the robber and raised alarm and crew mustered. Robber jumped overboard and escaped with ship's stores in a small wooden boat. Port control informed.