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ICC-CCS.ORG - THE WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT - REPORT SNIPPET - QUOTE:
http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/piracyreport.php
Weekly Piracy Report
3-9 June 2008
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 3 to 9 June 2008.
ALERT
Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh
The number of attacks has reduced since 2006. However, the area is still listed as a high risk area and mariners are advised to be cautious especially while approaching the anchorage and while at anchor at Chittagong
Nigeria
Violent attacks carried out by pirates on board vessels at anchor and vessel carrying out STS operations. Mariners are advised to exercise extreme caution in these waters.
Suspicious crafts
04.06.2008: 2220 LT: 03:05.3N - 104:31.3E, Malaysia.
A small boat approached a container ship underway from astern at a distance of 1.7 nm. Master raised alarm, increased speed took evasive manoeuvres and enhanced anti piracy watchers on the poop deck. Suspicious boat increased speed up to 25 knots and maintained a parallel course for some time. At 2243 LT, suspicious boat alerted course and distance increased to 3 nm. The ship continued at the same speed for another hour to clear the area.
Recently reported incidents
07.06.2008: Lagos tanker berth, Nigeria.
Robbers boarded a chemical tanker at berth from the outboard side. They attempted to open an inerted cargo tank. Duty AB spotted him and the robber immediately jumped overboard and escaped. At the time of the incident, there were no shore guards as there were no cargo operations in progress.
05.06.2008: 0415 LT: Pointe Noire Anchorage, Congo.
Two robbers, in a canoe approached a refrigerated cargo ship at anchor. One robber attempted to board the ship with a long pole attached with a hook. As the robber reached the main deck level, the duty AB hit him and he fell overboard. Port control responded after nearly two hours, but was not interested in the incident.
07.06.2008: 1000 LT: 03:18.5N-125:05.8E, Vicinity of Kepulauan Sangir, Indonesia.
Pirates in a speedboat chased and opened fire on a livestock carrier in ballast enroute to Australia. Master took evasive manoeuvres to prevent boarding and reduce casualties to crew and ship. Master informed managers who in turn contacted the Piracy Reporting Centre for assistance. The centre contacted authorities for assistance. The Authorities instructed their local units to assist and respond accordingly. After two hours of continuous firing and chasing, the pirate boat aborted the attempt. Master fearing further attack from pirate boat, discontinued passage to next port and returned to last port, Gen Santos port, Philippines with ETA – am - 08.06.2008. Ship sustained serious damages to bridge, communication equipment and hull. Further reports are awaited.
04.06.2008: 1230 UTC: 02:36.85N - 105:09.9E, Indonesia.
Pirates, in a wooden speedboat, armed with long knives and bars boarded a chemical tanker underway. They stole ship’s cash and crew property and escaped. No injuries to crew.
03.06.2008: 0705 UTC: Posn: 12:43.8N – 049:51.5E, Gulf of Aden.
Two pirate boats opened fire on a container vessel underway. Two coalition warships, in the vicinity came to assist the vessel. The pirates aborted the attack. All crew safe.
03.06.2008: 2000 UTC: 03:24N – 105:31E: Off Anambas, Indonesia.
Eight pirates, armed with long knives and bars, boarded a container ship underway. Pirates stole ship’s cash and crew properties and escaped. No injuries to crew.
27.05.2008: 0315 LT: Posn 01:06.5 N – 103: 45.58 E: Singapore Straits
Four pirates, armed with long knives boarded a tug towing a barge. The pirates stole cash and personal belongings of the crew. No injuries to crew members.
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UPDATE:
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Education/Default.aspx?id=131024
“Pro-Islam principal removed”
Jeff Johnson - OneNewsNow - 6/9/2008 10:45:00 AM
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Pastors in the Houston area who objected to a pro-Islam assembly at an area junior high school are applauding the removal of the principal who arranged the presentation.
As OneNewsNow previously reported, nearly 900 seventh- and eighth-grade students at Friendswood Junior High were required to attend a pro-Islam presentation by two representatives of the Council on American-Islamic relations. The program stated Islamic opinion on religious issues as fact, and contained instruction on how to practice Muslim religious rituals.”
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Previously...
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Education/Default.aspx?id=129040
“Islamic infiltration in Texas school
Jeff Johnson - OneNewsNow - 6/3/2008 10:05:00 AM
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Parents and Christian pastors in the Houston area are angry after a local junior high school forced students to attend what they describe as an indoctrination to Islam.
Pastor Dave Welch, executive director of the Houston Area Pastor Council, is just one of those angry over a presentation by two female representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations that students at the Friendswood Junior High School were forced to attend two weeks ago.
“The specific details, as we were given by the students, included teachings that Adam, Noah, and Jesus were all prophets like Mohammed; the basic tenets of Islam; the process of how to pray five times a day; again, the pillars of Islam. These were specific, religious instructions,” Welch explains.
Welch says Principal Robin Lowe explained to parents, who initially complained, that the assembly was held to deal with comments some students had made that were insensitive to Arab students. “This was not just cultural issues of the manners and ways of Arab culture. This was Islamic teaching,” says the Houston pastor. “That was the issue that, obviously, raised great concern. This was forced religious instruction and [what we call] Islamic ... ‘indoctrination.’”
Even more egregious, Welch says, is the fact that the principal was allegedly ordered by the superintendent of the school district not to allow the pro-Islam assembly, but did so anyway.”