THE WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT - REPORT SNIPPET - QUOTE:
http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/piracyreport.php
Weekly Piracy Report
15-21 August 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 15 to 21 August 2007.
ALERT
Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh
Fifty two 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
16.07.2007: 2000 UTC: Off Somalia
Inspite of rough weather, one suspicious boat tried to approach a ship underway. The boat stopped altered course and moved away when she noticed alert crew on board
Recently reported incidents
15.08.2007: 0130 UTC: Posn 05:51S – 013:24E, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Eight robbers armed with knives boarded a refrigerated cargo ship at anchor. They stole cargo and ship’s stores and escaped. No injuries to crew. Attempt to contact local agents via VHF were futile.
21.07.2007: 0115 LT: Posn 10:12.6N - 107:07.1E, Ho Chi Min City Outer anchorage, Vietnam.
Five robbers armed with knives in a small boat boarded a container ship at anchor. Duty crew raised alarm and crew mustered. Robbers stole ship’s stores and escaped.
18.08.2007: 0135 LT: Tuticorin anchorage, India.
Robbers boarded a container ship at anchor. They stole ship’s stores and escaped in a boat. Duty AB raised alarm and crew mustered. Coast guard informed.
13.08.2007: 0355 LT: Posn 03:55.5N - 098:46.5E, Belawan Outer roads, Indonesia.
Four robbers armed with wooden sticks boarded a chemical tanker at anchor. They broke into the forward locker and tried to steal ship’s stores. Duty crew raised the alarm and sounded ship’s whistle. Crew mustered and activated fire hoses. Robbers jumped overboard and escaped, in a waiting boat, with a life raft.
13.08.2007: 1915 LT: Posn 04:14.3N – 099:04.7E, Malacca Straits.
Ten pirates armed with fire arms boarded a tug towing a barge laden with steel billets. The pirates damaged all communication equipments and stole crew personal belongings and ship’s documents. The master and chief engineer were kidnapped and taken ashore. The tug and barge have anchored at the destination port. The whereabouts of the master and chief engineer still unknown. Pirates have contacted owners to demand a ransom. Negotiations are underway.
13.08.2007: River Mooring No. 3, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Robbers, in country boats approached, a chemical tanker at anchor. The boats were noticed to go under the hull near the stern. The robbers were cutting off and stealing the zinc anodes. The incident was reported to the coast guard who sent a patrol boat. On seeing the patrol boats, the robbers left their boats and escaped. The coast guard seized the boat and boarded the ship for investigations.
UPDATE:
http://www3.turkishpress.com/i-i/SGE.MNS72.210807085246.photo00.quicklook.default-245x171.jpg
“Indian ‘terror’ doctor wins Australian visa case”
08-21-2007, 08h52
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP)
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “An Australian court ruled Tuesday that authorities were wrong to revoke the visa of an Indian doctor linked to failed British terror attacks, but the government said it was still suspicious of him.
The Federal Court in Brisbane said it would restore Mohamed Haneef’s visa in 21 days, clearing the way for him to return to Australia if he wishes.
Haneef’s family in Bangalore, southern India, welcomed the ruling, but the Australian government immediately said it would appeal.”
UPDATE:
Note: The following post is a quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884994/posts
Pirates free Danish ship
Reuters ^ | August 23, 2007 | Reuters correspondents
Posted on 08/22/2007 1:47:59 PM PDT by Enchante
A DANISH cargo ship and its crew that were hijacked by Somali pirates in June have been released after 83 days in captivity after a ransom was paid, the Danish Foreign Ministry said overnight.
The MV Danica White was carrying building materials from Dubai to Kenya when it was seized off Somalia in the world’s most dangerous waterway.
“We have talked to the crew and they are feeling OK at this point,” the Foreign Ministry’s head of citizen services Lars Thuesen said.
“It’s been a terrible experience for the hostages, being held for more than 80 days not knowing what was going on.”
Danish TV2 News reported security firm Protocols said it had paid ransom of $US1.5 million for the release of the ship and crew.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
