Tanker Calling At Indonesian Refinery Attacked By Pirates
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--An Aframax tanker of 100,000 tons deadweight capacity waiting in waters near Indonesia's Balongan refinery in West Java was attacked by pirates May 19, representatives of tanker-owner lobby group the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, or Intertanko, said Friday.
John Fawcett-Ellis, Asia Pacific manger for Intertanko, said at a press briefing that the loaded Singapore-flagged vessel belonging to a member of Intertanko was waiting to discharge when it was attacked.
The crew onboard the unidentified tanker, a relatively difficult vessel to board because of its size and height, was attacked by men with knives, said Fawcett-Ellis and his colleague, Peter Swift, Intertanko's managing director.
The pirates took with them auxiliary engine spare parts on the ship, a move that isn't consistent with petty robbers, who usually go for cash and mobile phones, the Intertanko representatives said.
Intertanko officials said the incident raises concerns at a time when terrorist attacks are on the rise, and in this particular case, is even more distressing, as the men boarded a tanker in waters near an Indonesian naval base.(snip)
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Mystery chemicals in park's well water (Oneida, NY)
VERONA - "We have declared a water emergency," town supervisor David Reed said on Wednesday. (snip)
Rinaldo said that for years she has chlorinated her private supply of water much like a municipal water system would for its customers.
She said the system functioned fine until last Thursday, when the water turned black when she added the chlorine.(snip)
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