I saw soviet "trawlers" do better than 20 knots while trailing my ship in the med (late '70s-early '80s).
"Goodies". Maybe. But I can't really see why Cambodian thugs would be interested in obsolete com gear. You can't eat it, it probably has no resale value. And nowadays it probably really is an honest fishing trawler.
I have no idea why this piracy happened.
That's about as close to a sure bet as you are likely to get. If it were a intelligence-gathering "trawler",there would have been plenty of weapons-carrying hard boys on board to discourage boarders.
I've no idea but I did spy an update a few minutes ago . I'll take a peak after the hockey game tonight . Sorry for the extended delay Libkill .