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Liberian Ship Held 6 Miles off Coast of Manhattan
kyw news 3, Philadelphia
| 9-11-02
Posted on 09/11/2002 9:17:10 AM PDT by dommie
This just in... U.S. Coast Guard is holding a Liberian ship off the coast of Manhattan. They are reporting radioactivity on board the vessel. More on this when it breaks.
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To: Klein-Bottle
*Ping*
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
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posted on
09/11/2002 10:09:10 AM PDT
by
LonePalm
To: Banger
I would imagine that the possibility of an explosive device packed with radioactive material to product a 'dirty bomb is more likely than a conventional nuke.
To: John H K
The ship probably never went to "the coast of Manhattan" either. If she being held beyond the 12-mile limit off Sandy Hook, she's gotta be 25 miles from Manhattan.
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posted on
09/11/2002 10:11:30 AM PDT
by
gridlock
To: Magnum44; dommie; Nogbad; keri
According to
this link, the Palermo Senator is a freighter which has can accomodate four passengers (in two cabins). The ship was built in Germany, and has "German lead officers, Filipino, Kiribati and East Baltic crew."
Here's a map of the itinerary of the Palermo Senator and its sister ships (the group is called the "Orient Express"). Note the stops in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, China, Malaysia, Singapore, as well as ports in Europe, the U.S., and South Korea.
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posted on
09/11/2002 10:23:22 AM PDT
by
Mitchell
To: Mitchell
"...which has can accomodate..." should have been "...which can accommodate...".
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posted on
09/11/2002 10:27:32 AM PDT
by
Mitchell
To: dommie
Paging El Diablo D'Ashole. Paging Little Dick Gimphardt. Paging Ron Paul. Y'all may be interested in this little tidbit.
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posted on
09/11/2002 10:44:39 AM PDT
by
steveegg
To: Magnum44; dommie; Nogbad; keri
Before it disappears from the web, I thought I would document the itinerary of the Palermo Senator's current trip, obtained from the
Senator Lines schedule web page.
Note that it appears to be running a day late. (Arrival in New York was scheduled for Sept. 10, 2002, 4:18 a.m. I don't know if the trip just took a day longer than expected, or if the Coast Guard stopped the ship yesterday.)
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Current/Nearest Status : PALERMO SENATOR 0948 |
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Port |
Arrival time |
Berthing Time |
Cut-Off Time |
Departure Time |
NEW YORK,NY |
10SEP02 04:18 |
10SEP02 08:00 |
09SEP02 19:00 |
11SEP02 22:00 |
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Full Schedule |
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Port |
Arrival time |
Berthing Time |
Cut-Off Time |
Departure Time |
PUSAN |
29JUL02 23:00 |
30JUL02 05:00 |
29JUL02 04:00 |
31JUL02 04:00 |
SHANGHAI |
01AUG02 09:00 |
01AUG02 16:54 |
31JUL02 09:00 |
02AUG02 15:30 |
HONG KONG |
04AUG02 22:00 |
04AUG02 23:00 |
03AUG02 18:00 |
06AUG02 01:00 |
SINGAPORE |
09AUG02 13:00 |
09AUG02 14:15 |
08AUG02 09:00 |
10AUG02 03:45 |
PORT KLANG |
10AUG02 15:30 |
10AUG02 17:18 |
09AUG02 20:00 |
11AUG02 05:15 |
SUEZ (EL SUWEIS) |
22AUG02 02:40 |
22AUG02 10:05 |
21AUG02 13:00 |
22AUG02 20:05 |
GIOIA TAURO |
25AUG02 01:12 |
25AUG02 02:24 |
24AUG02 13:00 |
25AUG02 18:50 |
LA SPEZIA |
26AUG02 23:18 |
27AUG02 00:35 |
26AUG02 19:00 |
28AUG02 09:36 |
FOS SUR MER |
29AUG02 05:30 |
29AUG02 04:00 |
29AUG02 01:00 |
29AUG02 20:00 |
VALENCIA |
31AUG02 05:48 |
31AUG02 06:30 |
30AUG02 20:00 |
01SEP02 04:30 |
NEW YORK,NY |
10SEP02 04:18 |
10SEP02 08:00 |
09SEP02 19:00 |
11SEP02 22:00 |
NORFOLK,VA |
12SEP02 15:00 |
12SEP02 18:00 |
11SEP02 20:00 |
13SEP02 08:00 |
SAVANNAH,GA |
14SEP02 15:00 |
14SEP02 18:00 |
14SEP02 01:00 |
15SEP02 06:00 |
VALENCIA |
25SEP02 19:00 |
25SEP02 20:00 |
25SEP02 08:00 |
27SEP02 02:00 |
LA SPEZIA |
28SEP02 12:00 |
28SEP02 13:00 |
28SEP02 01:00 |
29SEP02 19:00 |
GIOIA TAURO |
01OCT02 02:00 |
01OCT02 04:00 |
30SEP02 16:00 |
02OCT02 01:00 |
SUEZ (EL SUWEIS) |
04OCT02 19:00 |
04OCT02 19:00 |
04OCT02 07:00 |
05OCT02 18:00 |
JEDDAH |
07OCT02 04:00 |
07OCT02 06:00 |
06OCT02 18:00 |
08OCT02 08:00 |
KHOR FAKKAN |
13OCT02 06:00 |
13OCT02 07:00 |
12OCT02 19:00 |
14OCT02 05:00 |
SINGAPORE |
22OCT02 05:00 |
22OCT02 06:00 |
21OCT02 18:00 |
22OCT02 19:00 |
PUSAN |
28OCT02 15:00 |
28OCT02 16:00 |
28OCT02 04:00 |
29OCT02 12:00 |
SHANGHAI |
30OCT02 17:00 |
30OCT02 21:00 |
30OCT02 09:00 |
01NOV02 00:00 |
HONG KONG |
03NOV02 05:00 |
03NOV02 06:00 |
02NOV02 18:00 |
04NOV02 10:00 |
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posted on
09/11/2002 10:55:29 AM PDT
by
Mitchell
To: RCW2001
The readings were discovered after the Coast Guard, which routinely checks out "high-interest vessels," intercepted the ship earlier in the day and brought it to Port Newark for a joint inspectionClearly an example of "nautical profiling".
The ACLU is gonna go bonkers over this.
To: Mitchell
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posted on
09/11/2002 11:01:52 AM PDT
by
Mitchell
To: Nogbad; keri
Could the delivery of radioactive cargo to this ship have accounted for the al-Qaeda "chatter" we kept hearing about around July 4?
Note that the last time the Palermo Senator was in the Middle East (Suez, Jeddah, and Khor Fakkan) was July 7-July 16, 2002. I presume that the listed "cut-off time" is the time by which containers must be available to be loaded (or perhaps the time by which a spot must be reserved and paid for); it is typically 2-3 days before arrival.
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posted on
09/11/2002 11:08:38 AM PDT
by
Mitchell
To: LurkedLongEnough
Is Jimmy Hoffa on board?
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posted on
09/11/2002 11:22:09 AM PDT
by
jerod
To: tpaine; OWK
I didnt know yall had your own Navy.
(Opps, never mind
I just realized the thread title was about Liberian ships
not libertarian ships)
To: Mitchell; aristeides; thinden; honway; piasa; Wallaby; Alamo-Girl
FYI
Thanks for all your work on this, Mitchell. Very interesting itinerary indeed.
To: Grampa Dave; Fred Mertz; archy; Sabertooth
Interesting itinerary
To: Mitchell; Nogbad; keri; Lion's Cub
One correction: The Palermo Senator was last at Suez on Aug. 22, on its current trip (I'd missed that line). But it was last in Jeddah and Khor Fakkan in early July, on its previous trip.
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posted on
09/11/2002 11:34:51 AM PDT
by
Mitchell
To: dommie
Ship With Radiation in Cargo Hold Ordered Back Out to Sea
Wednesday, September 11, 2002
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,62754,00.html
NEWARK, N.J. A ship detained after traces of radioactivity were detected in its cargo was temporarily ordered back to sea, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday.
The Liberian-flagged container ship, the M/V Palermo Senator, was ordered to stay in a security zone six miles offshore while the inspection continues.
The ship was directed to Berth 92 at the Port Newark/Elizabeth Marine Terminal after a Coast Guard team boarded the vessel Tuesday. Team members heard suspicious sounds in several of the ship's cargo holds, but they could not determine their source.
While no evidence of stowaways was found, they determined that the ship's cargo posed a potential risk to public safety.
Officials would not provide any details about the cargo.
Capt. Craig Bone, the Coast Guard's top official at the port, said in a statement that the boat will remain offshore "until the condition of its cargo can be ascertained and safely offloaded."
To: Mitchell
OMG- Look at Norfolk right underneath NY in your #27! Atta was here trying to come with a plan to get at our carriers.
BTW, how do we know they didn't offload whatever they brought in some where a few miles offshore in the open sea? If so, they could be taking it anywhere along the East Coast.
To: Mitchell
Thanks for the ping, and the posts, Mitchell. Really good work.
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posted on
09/11/2002 11:45:29 AM PDT
by
keri
To: keri
Do you know if any of the TV networks are reporting this story?
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posted on
09/11/2002 11:49:44 AM PDT
by
TBall
To: Mitchell
Bump
Thanks Mitchell
It is certainly possible that it could have made an unscheduled stop in Karachi, or at Jeddah on this run.
Do you agree?
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posted on
09/11/2002 11:52:50 AM PDT
by
B-Cause
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