Irish link as 'floating atom bomb' is stormed

Irish Independent ^ | June 24, 2003 | Anita Guidera, Kathy Donaghy and Daniel Howden

[leadhead]

No found in the Lamestream US Press.

Other links to story:

http://www.mpa.gr/article.html?doc_id=356867

http://www.guardian.co.uk/alqaida/story/0,12469,983876,00.html

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/06/23/greece.ship/

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3509100&thesection=news&thesubsection=world

[backhoe]

For some reason the software won't autolink that first post... here you go--

http://www.mpa.gr/article.html?doc_id=356867

http://www.guardian.co.uk/alqaida/story/0,12469,983876,00.html

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/06/23/greece.ship/

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3509100&thesection=news&thesubsection=world

[leadhead]

Thanks.

Caffine in slow mode this AM

[Cindy]

ANANOVA.com (AP): "GREEKS IMPOUND EXPLOSIVES CARGO" (June 23, 2003)
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_793115.html?menu=

[leadhead]

I think this ship is part of a July 4th "celebration" planned by Al Quaida.

There are a few more like this floating around, but the story isn't getting legs in the US.

[piasa]

US Tracking Ships in Mediterranean

[MEG33]

A real mystery ship.I pinged you to another story.It has an interesting story of the ship that blew up and caused many deaths in Halifax

[piasa]

'Flag of Convenience' Raises Concern

[Pan_Yans Wife]

So, the mystery ship is found. The Irish and Sudanese link is interesting.

[piasa]

Mystery Deepens Over Diverted Ak-47s (SHIPPING : OTTERLOO CASE)

[DoughtyOne]

I'm sure none of this was headed to Hamas. Nah, not a chance...

[backhoe]

I'll send a link to this story out in the morning email to the usual suspects in netland... I can't recall the tonnage of that WWII Port Arthur explosion that was near-nuclear, but 680 tons of TNT would have made one hell of a bang.

[Cindy]

"So, the mystery ship is found. The Irish and Sudanese link is interesting."

BBC News: "Sudan firm claims ship explosives" (June 23, 2003)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3013326.stm

[MEG33]

The article I pinged you to was NYT.I am so thankful this ship was found and safely boarded.The Halifax explosion was awful(French ship laden with explosives) and I am reminded of the Texas city disaster.It was a fertilizer laden ship explosion.I can't imagine how many lives were saved by getting it before the explosives could be used.

[DB]

This ship left port 2 MONTHS ago???

Where's it been???

[piasa]

That's cute... guy claims the stuff is his, wants it back...

Company does not appear to even exist Ship loitered around the Med for 6 weeks...

Ship wasn't on a heading for Sudan or for "mystery company"...

Ship's crew didn't notify the Greeks as required beforehand

Ship's crew did not cooperate with Greeks when they came alongside

[piasa]

Well, let's see... it's been loitering around Istanbul...

[Cindy]

Thank you Backhoe

[Cindy]

A general link of interest...

SUDAN.net (includes discussion forum, news, etc.)
http://www.sudan.net

[Cindy]

This guy IS NOT getting his ship back, Piasa...in my opinion.