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ICC-CCS.ORG - THE WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT - REPORT SNIPPET - QUOTE:

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Weekly Piracy Report
17-23 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 17 to 23 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

17.06.2008: 0730 LT: Posn 13:29N – 048:5Ee, Gulf of Aden.
Three suspicious crafts approached a crude oil tanker underway. The boats increased speed and converged on the vessel. Master carried out evasive manoeuvres and increased speed. Later three more boats approached the vessel. Master called on a coalition warship for assistance. On sighting the warship, the boats stopped and moved away from the vessel. The warship remained in the vicinity until the boats moved into Somali coast.
Recently reported incidents

18.06.2008: 0530 LT: 18:34.2N - 072:24.2W, Port Au Prince anchorage, Haiti.
Robbers boarded an anchored vehicle carrier via the anchor chain. They stole ship’s stores from the forward station and escaped.

21.05.2008: Enroute from Sulawesi to Surabaya, Indonesia.
Approximately ten pirates armed with guns and knives boarded and hijacked a product tanker laden with crude palm oil. Pirates took 14 crewmembers as hostage and sailed the vessel to unknown location. Owners contacted the Piracy Reporting Centre for assistance to locate the vessel. The Piracy Reporting Centre informed all authorities in the region to look out for the vessel and liaised with them regularly. The Royal Malaysia Marine Police located and detained the vessel on 19.6.2008 at the port of Sandakan, where the vessel had discharged the cargo. Six crewmembers are reported as missing.