| Anti-Shipping Activity Warning Messages |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 11/18/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-64 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
57 |
| Geographical Location: |
5/37/00 N 00/1/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
pirates |
| Victim: |
HIGHLANDER I |
| Description: |
|
| A Panamanian-flag cargo ship was attacked by
would-be boarders at 0410 local time while at anchore off Tema,
Ghana. Four boats, each contaning 8 to 12 men were detected and
fended off by crewmembers who sounded the general alarm, used
searchlight and discharged fire hoses. There were no injuries or
damage to the cargo of bagged sugar. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 11/16/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-68 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
93 |
| Geographical Location: |
22/20/00 N 118/49/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
pirates |
| Victim: |
CHEUNG SON |
| Description: |
|
| The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has
issued an alert dated 26 Nov concerning the Panamanian-flag bulk
carrier on a voyage from Shanghai to Port Kelang, Malaysia with a
cargo of furnace slag. Although the IMB alert does not state that
they believe the ship has been hijacked, such alerts are typically
issued only in cases where some crime is believed to have been
committed. The Public Security Bureau of China announced 1/13/99,
that it had arrested members of a piracy gang in the hijack of the
CHEUNG SON and the murder of its 23 Chinese crew. Earlier in the
week Chinese authorities had identified three of six bodies caught
in fishermen's nets off Shantou, China as being those of the Cheung
Son crew. The bodies had reportedly been bound, gagged, and
weighted. The arrested men reportedly admit to having seized the
ship for $11,000(U.S. dollars) each and were reportedly found with
photos of a celebration party on board. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 11/09/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-63 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
24 |
| Geographical Location: |
6/50/00 N 58/10/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
pirates |
| Victim: |
RUGIA |
| Description: |
|
| A Maltese-flag bulk carrier was boarded by
five thieves while at Golden Grove Anchorage, on the Demerara River,
Georgetown, Guyana. The intruders were spotted by the third mate who
sounded the alarm, and the crew mustered on the bridge. Fearing the
thieves might be armed, all access to the accommodation were
secured. The captain called Georgetown lighthouse authorities
seeking police assistance, but no police or authorities attended.
440 liters of paint and some mooring line were taken. The intruders
left in small motorboats. Shortly after the first incident a second
boarding was attempted but abandoned when the alarm was sounded and
flares were fired. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 11/09/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-65 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
57 |
| Geographical Location: |
6/20/00 S 12/14/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
pirates |
| Victim: |
INNES |
| Description: |
|
| A Cypriot-flag cargo ship experienced an
apparent attempt to stop the vessel with possible intent to board
while leaving Soyo, Angola. The ship was underway about three miles
from the port entrance buoys when a line of fishing boats connected
by line was observed blocking the channel ahead. One of the
approximately 12-meter boats acted as a tug to position the floating
barrier which was moved to head off the exiting ship. The ship
maneuvered around the obstacle and escaped to sea. Calls to port
control were unanswered. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 10/27/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-66 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
2/55/00 S 107/14/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
pirates |
| Victim: |
THOR MARIE |
| Description: |
|
| A Danish flag cargo ship was boarded by five
persons armed with knives and a pistol at 0320 in rain while north
of the Sunda Strait, Indonesia between Belitung and Bangka Islands.
The chief mate had just completed a security inspection and had used
the large searchlight without observing anything unusual. The only
unlocked door was the starboard bridge wing from which five
intruders appeared. They asked the chief mate to call the captain to
the bridge on a navigation problem pretext. The master had his hands
tied and was forced back to his cabin where he was untied and forced
to open the safe containing only medicine and papers. The captain
was then forced to turn over his personal cash, a suitcase, the
photocopy machine, a video recorder, two cartons cigarettes, a
camera, and his watch. The captain was tied up again and left on
deck behind the funnel while the thieves escaped in a boat. The
incident lasted a reported 20 minutes. Two GMDSS walkie-talkies and
binoculars also were missing. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 10/10/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-62 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
73 |
| Geographical Location: |
9/28/00 S 147/8/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
MA FOROE |
| Description: |
|
| THE LOCAL CRUISE BOAT IN PORT MORESBY HARBOR,
PAPUA NEW GUINA WAS BOARDED DURING THE NIGHT OF 10-11 OCT. 150
PEOPLE WERE ROBBED. FIVE MEN ARMED WITH KNIVES BOARDED FROM A SMALL
BOAT AND THREATENED, PUNCHED AND STRUCK PASSENGERS WITH BOTTLES
WHILE TAKING MONEY AND PERSONAL VALUABLES. NO SERIOUS INJURIES
REPORTED. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 09/27/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-60 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
62 |
| Geographical Location: |
10/27/00 N 45/1/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
pirates |
| Victim: |
NOURSTAR |
| Description: |
|
| 299-TON DJIBOUTI-FLAG FREIGHTER WAS REPORTED
HIJACTED FROM THE SOMALI PORT OF BOOSAASO BY SEVEN MEN WHO FORCED
THEIR WAY ON BOARD, SHOOTING ONE CREWMEMBER. HALF THE CREW WERE
DISEMBARKED AT RAS HAFOON NEAR SOCOTRA AND RELEASED. CREW REPORTED
HEAVY GUNS WERE PLACED ON BOARD TO PREY ON SMALL SHIPS AND DHOWS
THERE AND IN THE GULF OF ADEN. ACCORDINGLY, VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO
REMAIN AT LEAST 50 MILES OFF THE SOMALI COAST AND AVOID SAILING
BETWEEN SOCOTRA ISLAND AND THE SOMALI COAST. WHEREABOUTS OF THE
REMAINING CREW, THEIR NUMBER, AND HOW THE THE RELEASED CREW KNOW OF
THE HIJACKERS INTENTIONS ARE UNKNOWN. THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION
OF THE NOURSTAR: IMO NUMBER 7205893, LENGHT 49.7 METERS, BEAM 8.3
METERS. FLUSHED DECK WITHOUT RAISED FORECASTLE OR POOPDECK, SINGLE
LONG HATCH COVER. SHORT TWO-DECK SUPERSTRUCTURE RIGHT AFT, LOW
SINGLE FUNNEL NOT REACHING BEYOND TOP OF BRIDGE. TWO POLE MAST; ONE
RIGHT FORWARD AT BREAK OF RAISED BULWARK AROUND BOW, SECOND ABUTTING
BRIDGE FRONT. SINGLE BOOM STEPPED FROM EACH MAST. VESSEL IS REPORTED
TO HAVE ARRIVED IN DJIBOUTI FROM THE SOMALI PORT OF BOSASO ON
12/14/98. NO INFORMATION HAS BEEN GIVEN AS TO ITS WHEREABOUTS AND
ACTIVITY SINCE THE HIJACKING. (ONI MSG 062200Z JAN 99)
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 09/27/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-61 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
TENYU |
| Description: |
|
| A PANAMANIAN-FLAGGED CARGO SHIP IS UNREPORTED
SINCE SAILING KUALA TANJONG, SUMATRA (INDONESIA) BOUND FOR SOUTH
KOREA WITH A CARGO OF ALUMINUM INGOTS. VESSEL HAS A KOREAN MASTER
AND CHIEF ENGINEER WITH 11 CHINESE CREWMEMBERS AND IS FEARED
HIJACKED. VESSEL HAS A WHITE SUPERSTRUCTURE, GREY FREEBOARD, GREEN
FLATBOTTOM. ANY PERSON, PORT AUTHORITY, CUSTOMS OR TRADERS HAVING
ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRESENT LOCATION OF THE VESSEL IS
REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME BUREAU. TEL
603-201-0014; FAX 603-238-5769; TELEX MA 31880 IMBPCI. VESSEL HAS
BEEN LOCATED 12/21/98 IN THE CHINESE PORT OF ZHANJIANG (21-12N
110-24E) SOUTH CHINA. THE SHIP HAD BEEN RENAMED SANEI 1. THE ACTUAL
VESSEL OF THAT NAME IS CONFIRMED IN SERVICE BETWEEN JAPANESE PORTS.
CHINESE AUTHORITIES ARE REPORTED TO HAVE DETAINED THE CREW OF 16
INDONESIANS ABOARD THE SHIP. THERE IS NO REPORT OF THE WHEREABOUTS
OF THE 13 CHINESE AND TWO SOUTH KOREANS WHO FORMED THE ORIGINAL
CREW. THE RENAMING OF THE SHIP AND ITS APPARENT ABILITY TO TRADE
UNDETECTED SINCE OCTOBER, PLUS THE PRESENCE OF A CARGO BELIEVED
STOLEN EARLIER LEADS TO CONCLUSION THAT THE HIJACT IS THE WORK OF A
HIGHLY ORGANIZED GANG. SEE ASAM 990012. A MARITIME COURT IN WUHAN
RULED 28 APRIL 99, THAT THE TENYU SHOULD BE RETURNED TO ITS JAPANESE
OWNER. THE CREW OF 16 HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND AND IS PRESUMED DEAD.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A CHINESE AUTHORITY HAS RETURNED A HIJACKED
SHIP TO ITS OWNER. NO INFORMATION HAS BEEN GIVEN ON CHINESE HANDLING
OF THE INDONESIAN CREW FOUND IN POSSESION OF THE TENYU WHEN IT WAS
RECOVERED. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 09/18/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-58 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
63 |
| Geographical Location: |
22/28/00 N 89/35/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
OTS URANUS |
| Description: |
|
| A CYPRUS-FLAG CARGO SHIP WAS BOARDED AT 1600
LMT WHILE AT THE MUNGLA ANCHORAGE, BANGLADESH. ABOUT 50 INTRUDERS
ARMED WITH LONG KNIFES THREATENED THE CREW AND PLUNDERED SHIP
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. NO CREW INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 09/15/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-56 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
26 |
| Geographical Location: |
17/58/00 N 76/47/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
NELVANA |
| Description: |
|
| A VANUATU-FLAG BULK CARRIER WAS ROBBED WHILE
ALONGSIDE A BERTH AT BRITISH COAL TERMINAL, KINGSTON, JAMAICA AT
0300 LMT. VESSEL WAS BOARDED FROM A MOTORBOAT BY WAY OF THE FORWARD
MOORING LINES. 1,200 LITERS OF PAINT, AN ELECTRIC HOSE CUTTER, AND
TWO SHEETS OF PLYWOOD WERE STOLEN. THEY WERE DETECTED AND ESCAPED BY
THEIR MOTOR BOAT. AN ALARM WAS SOUNDED AT 0405. SHIP NOTIFIED HARBOR
POLICE AT 0450. POLICE ARRIVED ALONGSIDE AT 0600. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 09/08/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-59 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
94 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
LOUISA |
| Description: |
|
| A SINGAPORE-FLAG CHEMICAL TANKER, FEARED
HIJACKED BY PIRATES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AFTER IT FAILED TO
MAINTAIN DAILY RADIO CONTACT WITH ITS OWNERS FOLLOWING AN 08 SEP
MESSAGE, WAS RELEASED 17 SEP. THE LOADED VESSEL WAS ENROUTE FROM
SINGAPORE TO LAN SHAN, CHINA WHEN IT WAS REPORTEDLY HIJACKED 40 NM
OFF KAO HSIUG (22-37N,120-15E), TAIWAN. CREW MEMBERS WERE KEPT
LOCKED IN A CABIN FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE THE PIRATES TRIED AND
FAILED TO FIND A BUYER FOR THE CARGO WHICH WAS RECOVERED INTACT.
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 09/07/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-57 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
57 |
| Geographical Location: |
4/3/00 N 9/41/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
BENGUELA STREAM |
| Description: |
|
| A NETHERLAND-FLAG REFRIGERATED CARGO SHIP WAS
BOARDED AND ROBBED AT THE DOUALA BANANA TERMINAL IN CAMEROON. THE
VESSEL WAS BOARDED FROM THE OUTBOARD SIDE. THE FORECASTLE STORE WAS
BROKEN INTO AND SUPPLIES WERE TAKEN. THE SHIP HAD ENHANCED SECURITY
BY HIRING A LOCAL POLICEMAN AND ASHORE WATCHMAN BUT NEITHER WAS
REPORTED PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 08/27/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-52 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
24 |
| Geographical Location: |
22/54/00 S 43/10/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
HOPE |
| Description: |
|
| A CYPRIOT-FLAG TANKER WAS BOARDED WHILE AT
BERTH IN RIO DE JANEIRO AT 0345 LMT. SEVEN PERSONS IN BOILER SUITS
ARMED WITH AUTOMATIC HANDGUNS AND RIFLES, FORCED 2 CREWMEN TO THE
MASTERS CABIN. THE THIEVES WANTED TO KNOW IF THE SHIP HAD COME FROM
THE UNITED STATES, APPARENTLY INTENDING TO TAKE CASH FROM THE SAFE
AND CREW. UPON LEARNING THE SHIP HAD BEEN AT SEA FOR WEEKS AT AN
OFFSHORE OIL FIELD, THEY TOOK TWO WALKIE-TALKIES AND BINOCULARS. THE
2 CREW HOSTAGES WERE LOCKED IN A LIFEJACKET LOCKER BEFORE BEING
FOUND BY A SEARCH PARTY TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES LATER.THE INCIDENT TOOK
PLACE DESPITE PREVENTIVE ANTI-PIRACY MEASURES IMPLEMENTED BY THE
MASTER, INCLUDING 3 ADDITIONAL WATCHMEN, AND SECURING THE
ACCOMMONDATION DOORS. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 08/24/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-51 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
22 |
| Geographical Location: |
2/12/00 S 79/53/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
CSAV RUNGUE |
| Description: |
|
| A GERMAN-FLAG CONTAINER SHIP WAS ATTACKED
WHILE IN THE OUTER ANCHORAGE AT GUAYAQUIL AT 0115 LOCAL TIME. THE
SHIP'S CREW DETECTED THE INTRUSION AND THE WOULD-BE ROBBERS ESCAPED
IN SMALL BOATS. NOTHING WAS REPORTED STOLEN AND NONE OF THE CREW
WERE INJURED. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 08/14/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-50 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
63 |
| Geographical Location: |
9/16/00 N 80/49/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
TERRORIST |
| Victim: |
PRINCESS KASH |
| Description: |
|
| A BELIZE-FLAG CARGO SHIP ENROUTE FROM COLOMBO
TO POINT PEDRO IN JAFFNA WAS HIJACKED BY GUERILLAS OF THE LIBERATION
TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE). THE CREW CONSISTING OF 17 INDIANS AND
4 SRI LANKANS WERE HELD HOSTAGE UNTIL 18 AUGUST WHEN RELEASED VIA
RED CROSS INTERVENTION. LTTE SOURCES REPORTED THE SHIP HAD BEEN
STOPPED FOR INSPECTION AFTER STRAYING INTO WATERS UNDER THEIR
CONTROL. THE SRI LANKAN AIR FORCE BOMBED THE SHIP AFTER THE NAVY
GAVE ORDERS FOR ALL ON BOARD TO ABANDON SHIP. THE VESSEL WAS
ANCHORED OFF MULLAITIVU(09-16N,080-49E) A STRONGHOLD OF THE TAMIL
REBELS. ALL VESSELS ARE INSTRUCTED TO KEEP A MINUMUM DISTANCE OF
50NM WHEN TRAVELING TOWARDS THE NORTH OF THE ISLAND. ON 8 OCTOBER
THE U.S. DEPT. OF STATE DESIGNATED THE LTTE AS A FOREIGN TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 08/12/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-55 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
57 |
| Geographical Location: |
4/3/00 N 9/41/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
BRITTA |
| Description: |
|
| AN ANTIGUAN-FLAG CARGO SHIP WAS BOARDED TWICE
WHILE AT BERTH IN DOUALA, CAMEROON. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT
0550 12 AUG WHEN 6 OR 7 THIEVES ARMED WITH KNIVES AND IRON BARS CAME
ABOARD AND BROKE OPEN THE FORECASTLE STORAGE LOCKER AND STOLE
MOORING LINES, PAINT, AND POWER TOOLS. THE SECOND INCIDENT TOOK
PLACE 0242 13 AUG WHEN 2 MEN BOARDED THE SHIP AND THREATENED THE
MASTER AND CREW WITH KNIVES. THERE IS NO INFORMATION IN THE LOSSES.
DESPITE IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION TO THE POLICE, 25 MINUTES ELAPSED
BEFORE THEY ARRIVED. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 08/11/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-48 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
92 |
| Geographical Location: |
4/5/00 N 117/40/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
VIRGIN PEARL |
| Description: |
|
| TWENTY-TWO PASSENGERS AND CREW OF THE
PHILIPPINE-FLAG INTER-ISLAND CARGO SHIP WERE BEING HELD IN NUNUKAN
TIMUR, BORNEO. THE PIRATES ARE DEMANDING A RANSOM OF $550,000.
PRESIDENT ESTRADA HAS RULED OUT THE PAYMENT OF ANY MONEY AND SAID
THE PHILIPPINES WOULD ASK THE MALAYSIAN AUTHORITIES FOR HELP IN
RESCUING THE HOSTAGES. THE SHIP HAD EARLIER BEEN FEARED TO HAVE
CAPSIZED IN HEAVY SEAS ON 4 APRIL OFF BALUT ISLAND IN SARANGGANI
BAY, TWO BODIES WERE RECOVERED. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 08/10/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-54 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
51 |
| Geographical Location: |
14/41/00 N 17/26/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
JAN-RASMUS |
| Description: |
|
| AN ANTIGUAN CARGO SHIP WAS BOARDED BY THIEVES
WHILE AT DAKAR ANCHORAGE IN SENEGAL.THE BOARDING TOOK PLACE AT 0545
LMT. THE CASH BOX, MOORING LINES, AND A PORTABLE COMPUTER WERE
TAKEN. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 08/05/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-49 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
1/10/00 N 104/00/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
FU TAI |
| Description: |
|
| A 711-TON BELIZE-FLAG CARGO SHIP WAS HIJACKED
BY PIRATES FROM BATU AMPAR,BATAM,INDONESIA. THE CURRENT LOCATION IS
UNKNOWN AND ALL SIGHTINGS ARE TO BE REPORTRED IMMEDIATELY TO THE
PIRACY CENTER IN KUALA LUMPUR. TEL: (603) 201-0014; FAX (603) 238-
5769; TELEX MA 31880 IMBPCI. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 07/31/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-47 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
25 |
| Geographical Location: |
18/25/00 N 70/1/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
NICKOLAS |
| Description: |
|
| MALTESE-FLAG BULK CARRIER WAS ROBBED TWICE AT
RIO HAINA ON 31 JULY AND 3 AUGUST. THIEVES STOLE SURVIVAL AND RESCUE
GEAR FROM A LIFERAFT. PORT SECURITY GUARDS WERE ON BOARD AS
REQUIRED. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 07/22/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-44 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
57 |
| Geographical Location: |
5/37/00 N 00/1/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
M/V AACHEN |
| Description: |
|
| A GERMAN CONTAINERSHIP WAS BOARDED AT ANCHOR
OFF TEMA, GHANA. A WATCHMAN WAS HELD AT GUNPOINT WHILE PAINT AND A
MOORING LINE WERE STOLEN. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 07/16/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-46 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
63 |
| Geographical Location: |
22/19/00 N 91/49/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
ARKTIS CRYSTAL |
| Description: |
|
| DANISH FLAG CARGO SHIP REPORTED BEING ATTACKED
TWICE WHILE ALONGSIDE ITS BERTH AT CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH. BOTH
ATTACKS TOOK PLACE IN THE AFTERNOON BY APPROACHING THE SHIP FROM
BENEATH THE PIER. IN THE FIRST ATTACK THE INTRUDERS FLED AFTER THE
SHIP'S CREW FIRED A DISTRESS FLARE. THE SECOND ATTEMPT INVOLVED
JUMPING INTO THE WATER ALONGSIDE THE SHIP AND TRYING TO REMOVE ITS
ANTI-CATHODIC ZINC ANODES. LOCAL POLICE REPORTEDLY CONFISCATED THE
THIEVES' BOATS ALTHOUGH THE PERPETRATORS ESCAPED. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 07/12/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-45 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
63 |
| Geographical Location: |
8/48/00 N 78/10/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
PEARL LUCK |
| Description: |
|
| INDIAN FLAG BULK CARRIER WAS ROBBED AT
TUTTICORIN ANCHORAGE BY THIEVES WHO BOARDED FROM A MOTOR BOAT. THREE
MOORING LINES AND 360 LITERS OF PAINT WERE STOLEN. THE THIEVES
THREATENED THE CREW WITH IRON BARS BEFORE ESCAPING. THE INCIDENT WAS
REPORTED AND LOCAL POLICE RECOVERED SOME OF THE STOLEN GOODS.
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 06/23/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-39 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
52 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
ALGERIAN COASTAL PATROL |
| Victim: |
LAURISSA |
| Description: |
|
| A SINGAPOREAN-FLAGGED CARGO SHIP REPORTED
BEING FIRED ON BY AN ALGERIAN COASTAL PATROL BOAT OFF THE COAST OF
ALGERIA. THE SHIP SUFFERED BROKEN WINDOWS AND BULLET HOLES. SIMILAR
INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST DURING PERIODS OF HEIGHTENED
ALGERIAN MARITIME SECURITY. WHETHER THIS WAS A CASE OF MISTAKEN
IDENTITY OR INDICATES ACTUAL ALGERIAN FOREKNOWLEDGE OF A SMUGGLING
ATTEMPT OR OTHER ILLEGAL ACTION IS NOT KNOWN. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 06/17/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-53 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
24 |
| Geographical Location: |
22/54/00 S 43/10/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
ZADAR |
| Description: |
|
| A LIBERIAN-FLAG TANKER HAD $1,800 TAKEN FROM
THE SAFE WHILE AT BERTH IN RIO DE JANEIRO. INVESTIGATION OF THE
INCIDENT LED TO CANCELLATION OF CLEARANCE TO DEPART AND FEES OF
$3,800 FOR INTERPRETERS AND OTHER EXPENSES. THE VESSEL SAILED
6/20/98. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 06/01/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-43 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
22 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
FISHING BOATS |
| Description: |
|
| PERUVIAN FISHERMEN'S UNION SOURCES CHARGED
THAT ECUADORIAN PIRATE ATTACKS AGAINST PERUVIAN VESSELS RESUMED IN
EARLY JUNE. FISHERMEN WERE REPORTEDLY BEATEN AND ROBBED OF
BATTERIES, RADIO, FISHING SONARS, CLOTHES AND CATCH. IN DECEMBER
1997 20 VESSELS WERE REPORTED ATTACKED. TEN MORE BOATS WERE REPORTED
ROBBED IN MARCH 1998. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 05/29/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-40 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
FISHERMEN |
| Description: |
|
| SEVERAL MALAYSIAN FISHERMEN WERE REPORTEDLY
KIDNAPPED FOR RANSOM WHILE FISHING 10 MILES OFF PARIT BULAT IN
PENINSULAR MALAYSIA. THIS IS THE FOURTH SUCH KIDNAP-FOR-RANSOM
INVOLVING LOCAL FISHERMEN SINCE APRIL 18 ACCORDING TO THE MALAYSIAN
NEW STRAITS TIMES. THE FISHERMEN REPORTED THEY WERE HELD ON A BOAT
ABOUT 3 MILES OFF BANATAN TENGAY, PULAU BENGKALIS, SUMATRA (01-29N
102-16E). COLLATERAL REPORTS INDICATE THAT AT LEAST SOME REPORTED
KIDNAPPINGS MAY RESULT FROM FAILURE TO PAY PROTECTION MONEY IN
RETURN FOR THE "RIGHT" TO FISH INSIDE INDONESIAN WATERS.
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 05/22/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-28 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
61 |
| Geographical Location: |
4/4/00 S 39/51/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
YIN CHUAN |
| Description: |
|
| CHINESE-FLAG DRY CARGO SHIP WAS ATTACKED AT
MOMBASA, KENYA AND TWO CREWMEMBERS WERE HOSPITALIZED AS A RESULT.
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 05/12/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-38 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
63 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
WORLD SKY |
| Description: |
|
| A PANAMANIAN-FLAG LIQUEFIED GAS CARRIER WAS
ATTACKED IN PORT ABOUT 12 MAY. ALTHOUGH NO LOCATION WAS GIVEN, THE
SHIP HAS BEEN TRADING TO KANDLA AND NEW MANGALORE, INDIA. A GROUP OF
FIVE BOARDED FROM A SMALL BOAT BY MEANS OF A LINE ATTACHED TO A
GRAPPLING HOOK. THEY BROKE INTO THE FOC'SLE AND WERE IN THE PROCESS
OF CUTTING A LENGTH OF MOORING LINE WHEN SURPRISED BY CREW MEMBERS.
FOUR FLED IMMEDIATELY WHILE ONE REMAINED AND ATTACKED A CREW MEMBER
WITH A KNIFE BEFORE ALSO FLEEING. NO INJURY REPORTED. SECURITY IS
STATED TO BE PROVIDED BY TERMINAL BUT SHIP'S MASTER REPORTS NONE HAS
BEEN IN EVIDENCE ON PREVIOUS CALLS. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 05/10/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-32 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
8/54/00 N 97/50/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
ALGIRDAS |
| Description: |
|
| A LITHUANIAN-FLAG CARGO SHIP WAS ATTACKED AT
0121 UTC 40 MILES FROM THE THAI PORT OF PHUKET. THE ATTACK
REPORTEDLY WAS LAUNCHED FROM A HIGH SPEED CRAFT CARRYING 25 ARMED
PERSONS WHO FORCED THE CREW TO STOP THE ENGINES. THEY MANACLED THEM
TO THE RAIL WHILE THEY LOOTED THE SHIP. THE SECOND OFFICER WAS
INJURED BY GUNFIRE. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 05/06/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-37 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
62 |
| Geographical Location: |
12/8/42 N 50/47/12 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
LEROS STAR |
| Description: |
|
| A CYPRUS-FLAG BULK CARRIER WAS FIRED ON BY TWO
ROCKETS FROM A LAUNCHER HIDDEN UNDER A TARPAULIN ON A SMALL
BLUE-HULLED VESSEL THAT EMERGED FROM A GROUP OF FISHING BOATS. TWO
CREW MEMBERS INJURED, ONE SERIOUSLY. THE RADIO ROOM WAS DESTROYED.
MAYDAY CALL ANSWERED BY UK NAVAL REPAIR SHIP DILIGENCE WHICH
RENDERED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND ACCOMPANIED LEROS STAR TO ADEN. THE
LEROS STAR WAS ON A VOYAGE FROM ARGENTINA TO YEMEN WITH A LOAD OF
GRAIN WHEN THE ATTACK OCCURRED OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA.
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 04/26/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-31 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
37 |
| Geographical Location: |
49/27/00 N 1/6/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
HELEN C |
| Description: |
|
| CYPRUS-FLAG BULK CARRIER WAS BOARDED WHILE
LYING IDLE ALONGSIDE A BERTH AT ROUEN, FRANCE. TWO MEN FORCED THEIR
WAY INTO THE MASTER'S CABIN, ASSAULTED HIM AND STOLE TWO LADIE'S
WATCHES AND $164 IN CASH. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 29
MAY. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 04/17/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-33 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
93 |
| Geographical Location: |
20/3/00 N 110/17/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
CHINESE AUTHORITIES |
| Victim: |
PETRO RANGER |
| Description: |
|
| MALAYSIAN TANKER WAS HIJACKED IN THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA WHILE ENROUTE FROM SINGAPORE TO VIETNAM. CHINESE
AUTHORITIES DETAINED THE SHIP IN HAIKO, HAINAN ISLAND. ALL CREW
MEMBERS REPORTED SAFE. THE SHIP WAS REPAINTED AND GIVEN THE NAME
"WILPY." MOST OF THE 11,000 TONS OF KEROSENE WERE ALLEGEDLY
TRANSFERED TO A CHINESE-REGISTERED VESSEL (NFI), ALSO BEEN TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY FOR SMUGGLING IN CHINA'S WATERS. CHINA'S MARITIME
POLICE REPORTEDLY HAVE ARRESTED 12 INDONESIANS NOT MEMBERS OF THE
CREW ON CHARGES OF PIRACY, SMUGGLING AND ILLEGAL ENTERY. CREW
COMPLICITY IN DIVERSION OF SHIP AND CARGO REMAINS UNKNOWN BUT CANNOT
BE RULED OUT. PETRO RANGER WAS RELEASED 29 MAY 98 WITH ITS CREW BY
CHINESE AUTHORITIES. SOME 4,000 TONS OF CARGO HAD BEEN TO LIGHTERS,
ONE OF WHICH, THE CHINESE-REGISTERED (JIN CHAO) (NFI), WAS CAPTURED
WHEN THE TANKER WAS RE-TAKEN. CHINESE AUTHORITIES OFFLOADED THE
REMAINING 7,000 TONS OF CARGO, ALLEGEDLY AS SECURITY FOR THE CREW'S
TESTIMONY IN LATER PHASES OF THE INVESTIGATION. PETRO RANGER'S
MASTER REPORTS THAT THE HIJACKERS USED SUPPORT BOATS WITH OUTBOARD
ENGINES AND MODERN COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. ON OCTOBER 15, 1998,
CHINA RELEASED WITHOUT TRIAL THE INDONESIANS SUSPECTED OF HIJACKING
THE PETRO RANGER. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 04/17/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-34 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
93 |
| Geographical Location: |
20/3/00 N 110/17/17 E |
| Aggressor: |
CHINESE AUTHORITIES |
| Victim: |
WILPY |
| Description: |
|
| PETRO RANGER WAS RENAMED WILPY. SEE ASAM
980033. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 04/16/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-36 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
2/00/00 N 104/50/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
UNIDENTIFIED TANKER |
| Description: |
|
| AN UNIDENTIFIED TANKER REPORTED AN APPARENT
ATTEMPT TO BOARD FROM A SUSPICIOUS HIGH-SPEED CRAFT. THE ATTEMPT WAS
FOILED BY INCREASING SPEED AND CYCLING THE RUDDER. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 04/05/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-35 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
92 |
| Geographical Location: |
4/58/00 N 125/22/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
UNIDENTIFIED SHIP |
| Description: |
|
| PROBABLE PIRATES USED A FALSE DISTRESS MESSAGE
TO LURE AN INTENDED VICTIM WITHIN RANGE OFF THE SOUTHERN
PHILIPPINES. THE DISTRESS SHIP TOLD THE MASTER THAT THE ENGINE ROOM
WAS FLOODING. AS HE APPROACHED, THE ALLEGEDLY SINKING SHIP PROCEEDED
TOWARDS HIS SHIP AT 5 KNOTS. THE MASTER TURNED AND SAILED AWAY TO
PREVENT BOARDING. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 04/01/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-29 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
22 |
| Geographical Location: |
2/12/00 S 79/53/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
UNIDENTIFIED |
| Description: |
|
| THREE SHRIMPING VESSELS HAVE BEEN ROBBED OF
THEIR CATCH BETWEEN 01 APR AND 11 APR IN THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL.
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT WAS ALSO STOLEN. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 03/24/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-41 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
24 |
| Geographical Location: |
12/10/00 N 68/58/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
unknown |
| Victim: |
passenger |
| Description: |
|
| The American Admiralty Bureau Ltd requests the
assistance of the maritime community in locating Amy Lynn Bradley,
missing passenger from the Royal Carribean Cruise Lines vessel
RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS. Miss Bradley is a 24 year old white female US
citizen. She was traveling with her parents and was last seen in
their stateroom at 5:15 a.m. on March 24, 1998 as the vessel was
maneuvering into the port of Curacao. At 6:15 a.m. her father went
to wake her and she was gone. A thorough search for a person in the
water was conducted. Private investigators believe that an abduction
is the most probable cause of the disappearance. There have been
unconfirmed reports of two sightings ashore and one on another ship,
of a female fitting Miss Bradley's description, seemingly under the
influence of drugs and being ordered about by a malehandler.
Detailed description and photographs of Miss Bradley and REWARD
information are available on the internet at
http://www.curanow.com/amy The American Admiralty Bureau Ltd is
currently providing pro bono consulting services to the family. Our
Intelligence Services Dept may be reached at 301-805-8728. Our
website is located at http://members.aol.com/AABLtd/main.htm The
lead private investigator on the case is Mr. Rich Brennan. He may be
reached at 888-486-7463 toll free, pager 314-259-4059 or
http://www.DetectNet.com William M. Riley, LCDR, USCG, Retired Chief
Forensic Examiner, American Admiralty Bureau, Ltd. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 03/22/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-24 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
62 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
DHOW |
| Description: |
|
| THE PAKISTANI CAPTAIN WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY
ATTACKERS OFF NORTH EAST SOMALIA DURING THE NIGHT. THE ATTACKERS
USED BOATS MOUNTED WITH HEAVY MACHINE GUNS AND DETAINED THE SHIP
OVER NIGHT. THE SHIP WAS ENROUTE TO THE SOUTHERN WARLORDS' PORT OF
HOBOYO WHEN ATTACKED BY 24 MEN. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 03/18/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-26 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
22 |
| Geographical Location: |
2/12/00 S 79/53/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
UNIDENTIFIED VESSEL |
| Description: |
|
| AN ECUADORIAN-FLAGGED VESSEL WAS ROBBED OF ITS
SHIPMENT OF 200 CONTAINERS IN THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL. SIX
WELL-EQUIPPED AND ARMED QUICK BOATS ATTACTED THE VESSEL. DURING THE
SHOOTING ONE OF THE GUARDS WAS HURT. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 03/18/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-30 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
22 |
| Geographical Location: |
2/12/00 S 79/53/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
UNIDENTIFIED |
| Description: |
|
| AN ECUADORIAN VESSEL WAS ROBBED OF ITS
SHIPMENT OF 200 SHRIMP CONTAINERS IN THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL. SIX
WELL-EQUIPPED AND ARMED QUICK BOATS ATTACKED THE VESSEL. DURING THE
SHOOTING ONE OF THE GUARDS WAS HURT. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 03/14/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-25 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
M/V NAM DHIEM |
| Description: |
|
| A VIETNAMESE-FLAG CARGO SHIP WAS ATTACKED NEAR
THE WEST JAVA CITY OF CILEGON. THE VESSEL WAS ENROUTE TO CILEGON TO
UNLOAD 7,100 TONS OF RICE. FIVE ARMED MEN BOARDED THE VESSEL AND
SHOT THE CREW MEMBER WHO CONFRONTED THEM PRIOR TO ESCAPING.
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 03/11/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-20 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
93 |
| Geographical Location: |
22/16/00 N 114/12/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
CHINESE MILITARY FORCES |
| Victim: |
ZHU HAI YOU 129 |
| Description: |
|
| LOADED COASTAL TANKERS ANCHORED NEAR HONG KONG
AWAITING CLEARANCE TO SAIL FOR MACAO REPORT THAT A MAINLAND CHINESE
PUBLIC SECURITY PATROL BOAT HIJACKED ONE OF THE VESSELS TO AN
UNKNOWN CHINESE PORT. THE BUSINESSMAN REPORTELY HAD CHARTERED TWO
1,000 TON TANKERS OF WHICH THE ZHU HAI YOU 129 REGISTERED IN CHINA
WAS TAKEN AWAY WITH CARGO WORTH 1.6 MILLION HONG KONG DOLLARS. NO
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT HAS COME FROM THE CHINESE. PAST INCIDENTS OF SIMULAR
NATURE GENERALLY RESULT IN AT LEAST A PRO-FORMA CLAIM BY CHINA THAT
THE INTERCEPTED VESSEL WAS ENGAGED IN SMUGGLING. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 03/09/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-12 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
56 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
NEMESIS |
| Description: |
|
| CYPRUS FISHING VESSEL WAS ATTACKED BY EGYPTAIN
FISHING VESSELS 25 MILES OFF THE COAST OF EGYPT. TWO CREW MEMBERS
SUSTAINED SERIOUS STAB WOUNDS. CYPRUS POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A
CASE OF PIRACY, THEFT AND ATTACK. THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE ATTACK IS
ESTIMATED AT 20,000 CYPRUS POUNDS. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 03/01/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-67 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
61 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
pirates |
| Victim: |
NATASHA I |
| Description: |
|
| According to reporting from the International
Maritime Bureau (IMB) a Honduran-registered freighter was hijacked
in March 1998 while sailing off the Somali coast. The vessel was
boarded by armed men operating from speedboats and taken to El-Man,
Somalia where it was to be released due to engine failure. While
anchored at El-Man militiamen controlling that port took control
demanding ransom payment, ultimately stealing 400 tons of the
3000-ton steel cargo. The ship was towed to Mombasa, Kenya (04-04S,
039-51E) where it arrived 7 Sep 98. Not reported until 15 Nov 98.
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 02/21/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-19 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
92 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
ASSAILANTS |
| Victim: |
FISHING BOAT |
| Description: |
|
| A GROUP OF FISHERMEN WAS ATTACKED NEAR
TINGULAN ISLAND AND TWO WERE KILLED. THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
PHILIPPINES REPORTELY BELIEVE THE INCIDENT WAS STAGED BY THE
EXTREMIST ABU SAYEF GROUP. INCREASED NAVAL PATROLS HAVE RESULTED.
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 02/20/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-18 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
92 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
ASSAILANTS |
| Victim: |
FISHING BOAT |
| Description: |
|
| A FISHING BOAT WAS HIJACKED IN TAPIANTANA BAY
IN THE MORO GULF AND SIX FISHERMEN WERE EXECUTED AFTER THE
HIJACKER'S DEMAND FOR RANSOM WAS NOT MET. THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
PHILIPPINES REPORTELY BELIEVE THE INCIDENT WAS STAGED BY THE
EXTREMIST ABU SAYEF GROUP. INCREASED NAVAL PATROLS HAVE RESULTED.
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 02/09/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-27 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
5/59/00 N 116/4/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
PERNAS PROPANE |
| Description: |
|
| MALAYSIAN-FLAG LIQUEFIED GAS TANKER WAS
BOARDED AT ANCHOR NEAR K0TA KINABALU, SABAH. THIEVES STOLE 365
LITERS OF PAINT. REPORTS OF THE ROBBERY WERE NOT PUBLISHED UNTIL 12
MAY. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 01/28/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-8 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
6/1/00 S 105/57/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
MERIDIAN SPICA |
| Description: |
|
| BULK CARRIER MERIDIAN SPICA WAS BOARDED BY
THIEVES DURING EARLY MORNING HOURS OF 28 JAN WHILE ALONGSIDE THE ORE
CARGO BERTH AT CIGADING, INDONESDIA. ELECTRICAL PARTS FROM THE
ENGINE ROOM WERE STOLEN DESPITE THE SHIP HAVING (UNSPECIFIED)
ANTI-PIRACY MEASURES IN PLACE. SHORE SECURITY PERSONNEL WERE ADDED
TO SHIP'S STAFF AND NO FURTHER INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED.
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 01/23/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-16 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
61 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
BUSHEY |
| Description: |
|
| EQUATORIAL GUINA-FLAG GENERAL CARGOSHIP BUSHEY
WAS SEIZED OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA. AN ARMED GANG OF ABOUT 20,
OPERATING FROM A SPEED BOAT, TOOK OVER THE SHIP AFTER FIRING SHOTS
ACROSS ITS BOW TO FORCE IT TO SLOW DOWN. THE VESSEL HAD BEEN TRADING
SALT BETWEEN MASSAWA AND MOMBASA. THE VESSEL WAS HELD RANSOM BY THE
PIRATES DEMANDING AN UNSPECIFIED SUM OF MONEY FROM THE SHIP-OWNERS.
VESSEL WAS RELEASED AND ARRIVED IN ADEN 2/14/98. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 01/13/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-15 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
61 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
ALFA BG |
| Description: |
|
| BELIZE FREIGHTER ALFA BG WHILE UNDER TOW FROM
A UNKNOWN SYRIAN VESSEL WAS SEIZED IN SOMALI WATERS. AN ARMED GANG
OF ABOUT 25 MEN OPERATING FROM A SPEEDBOAT FIRED SHOTS ACROSS THE
BOW TO FORCE IT TO SLOW DOWN. THE SHIP WAS REPORTEDLY PLUNDERED AND
THE 11 CREW FROM THE ALFA BG WERE TAKEN HOSTAGE ALONG WITH 22 FROM
THE SYRIAN SHIP. THE BULGARIAN OWNERS OF THE BELIZE-FLAG FREIGHTER
HAVE AGREED TO PAY RANSOM FOR THE 11 CREW OF ITS SHIP AND THE CREW
MEMBERS OF THE UNKNOWN SYRIAN FREIGHTER. THE ALFA BG ARRIVED IN ADEN
2/14/98 FROM DAR ES SALAAM. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 01/11/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-9 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
2/3/00 N 104/14/24 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
TIOMAN |
| Description: |
|
| TANKER TIOMAN WAS BOARDED BY BETWEEN 7 TO 10
MEN ARMED WITH KNIVES AND GUNS AT 0200 NEAR PULAU AUR, MALAYSIA. THE
PIRATES FIRST ATTACKED THE BRIDGE AND SUBSEQUENTLY BEAT, BOUND AND
BLINDFOLDED THE CREW. COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT WAS REMOVED AND CREW
EFFECTS INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES. AN
UNIDENTIFIED TANKER LATER RENDEZVOUSED WITH THE HIJACKED VESSEL AND
ABOUT 1 MILLION LITERS OF GASOIL (ABOUT A THIRD OF ITS CARGO) WERE
OFFLOADED ONTO THE SECOND SHIP. PIRATES LEFT AT 1700 11 JAN AS THEY
PUT THE TANKER ON SLOW AHEAD AND RELEASED ONE CREW MEMBER. THE
PIRATES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE SPOKEN IN MALAY, THAI, BURMESE, AND
ENGLISH. THE TIOMAN WAS ON A VOYAGE FROM SINGAPORE TO THE GULF OF
THAILAND AT THE TIME OF ATTACK. VESSEL RETURNED TO SINGAPORE FOR
REFIT OF ITS COMMUNICATION GEAR. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 01/09/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-1 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
24 |
| Geographical Location: |
23/57/00 S 46/18/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
pirates |
| Victim: |
tanker Isomeria |
| Description: |
|
| A U.K. FLAG LPG TANKER ISOMERIA WAS BOARDED AT
ITS DISCHARGE BERTH BY FOUR ARMED ATTACKERS ARMED WITH "MINI-UZIS"
FROM A SMALL HIGH SPEED BOAT. WHILE ONE GUARDED A CADET AND TWO
WATCHMEN, THE OTHER THREE FORCED THE THIRD MATE TO TAKE THEM TO THE
BRIDGE WHERE THEY ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE CAPTAIN AND CHIEF MATE IN A
CABIN. THIS ATTEMPT FAILED AS THE CABIN DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED FROM
THE OUTSIDE. POLICE, ALERTED BY A PASSING SHIP, ARRIVED QUICKLY AND
SHOT DEAD THE ATTACKER GUARDING THE WATCHMEN. THE THREE REMAINING
ATTACKERS ATTEMPTED TO FLEE USING HOSTAGES. THE ATTACKERS ARE
REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY BRAZILIAN POLICE
AUTHORITIES. THIS REPRESENTS THE FIRST REPORT OF BRAZILIAN
AUTHORITIES SUCCESSFULLY ARRESTING PERPETRATORS OF ATTACKS IN THE
PORT OF SANTOS. THE SECOND MATE AND WATCHMAN BOTH SUFFERED GUNSHOT
WOUNDS. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 01/06/1998 |
Reference Number: 1998-17 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
93 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
CHINESE MILITARY FORCES |
| Victim: |
HAVKONG |
| Description: |
|
| A BAHAMAS-FLAG LIQUEFIED GAS TANKER WAS
INTERDICTED BY CHINESE MILITARY FORCES ON OR ABOUT 1/6/98 WHILE
LIGHTERING 15 MILES OFFSHORE FROM HONG KONG AND ESCORTED TO THE PORT
OF SHEN ZENG. THE CAPTAIN WHO WAS ARRESTED AND LATER RELEASED, WAS
CHARGED WITH OPERATING ILLEGALLY INSIDE CHINESE WATERS. CHINESE
FRONTIER POLICE ARE REPORTED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THE CAPTAIN'S
ASSERTION THAT HE STRAYED INTO CHINESE WATERS INADVERTANLY BUT ARE
ALSO UNDERSTOOD TO HAVE SEIZED THE SHIP'S CARGO. IN PAST INSTANCES
CARGO HAS BEEN SOLD AND THE PROCEEDS KEPT BY CHINA WITH SHIP'S
INTEREST HAVING TO PAY UP TO $100,000 (US DOLLARS) FOR THE RELEASE
OF THEIR VESSELS. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 12/20/1997 |
Reference Number: 1998-10 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
91 |
| Geographical Location: |
14/35/00 N 120/58/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
CRUISE SHIP |
| Description: |
|
| A CRUISE SHIP DEPARTING MANILA WAS HARASSED
FROM A 10-METER BOAT WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE VICINITY OF FISHING
BOATS AT ABOUT 1930 LOCAL TIME. THE BOAT CRISSCROSSED AHEAD OF THE
CRUISE SHIP AND LIGHTED A FLAMMABLE LIQUID ON THE WATER. LATER THE
BOAT PASSED DOWN THE SHIP'S SIDE AND FIRED A ROCKET FLARE INTO THE
SUPERSTRUCTURE. THE SMALL BOAT THEN CIRCLED UNDER THE SHIP'S STERN
BUT WAS UNABLE TO CATCH UP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR
DAMAGE. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 12/19/1997 |
Reference Number: 1998-3 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
51 |
| Geographical Location: |
14/41/00 N 17/26/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
CLIPPER SEA |
| Description: |
|
| AT 2355 LPG CARRIER CLIPPER SEA APRROACHED
DAKAR, SENEGAL, WHEN 2 PIRATES ARMED WITH KNIVES BOARDED VESSEL FROM
THE STERN. THE 2 SEAMEN ON WATCH DID NOT OBSERVE THE HOOKS BEING
LANDED. ONCE ONBOARD THE SECOND PIRATE PLACED THE MOORING LINE
THROUGH THE CENTER LEAD AND JUMPED OVERBOARD WITH THE END OF THE
ROPE AND COMMENCED PULLING THE MOORING LINE INTO THE WATER. THE
BOSUN AND THE ORDINARY SEAMAN MANAGED TO PUT THE LINE ON THE WINCH
DRUM. THE FIRST PIRATE WHO HAD BEEN HOLDING/GUARDING THE 2 SEAMEN
WITH KNIVES THEN CUT THE MOORING LINE AND JUMPED OVERBOARD. THE
DURATION OF THE ATTACK WAS ESTIMATED AS LESS THEN 2 MINUTES.
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 12/06/1997 |
Reference Number: 1998-13 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
93 |
| Geographical Location: |
17/00/00 N 114/00/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
ANABAS |
| Description: |
|
| MV ANABAS LEFT SINGAPORE NOV. 29 FOR
VLADIVOSTOK WITH 15 CREW AND WAS HIJACKED BY A GROUP OF ARMED
UNIFORMED MEN AT ABOUT 0400 DEC.6. VESSEL PROCEEDED TO AN
UNSPECIFIED DESTINATION. ALL SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS HAVE BEEN CUT
OFF. OTHER VESSELS IN THE VICINITY HAVE REPORTED THAT THE ANABAS WAS
SEEN HEADING TOWARDS GUANGDONG COASTAL WATERS. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 12/03/1997 |
Reference Number: 1998-22 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
92 |
| Geographical Location: |
7/34/00 N 123/10/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
FERRY |
| Description: |
|
| A FERRY WAS SEIZED BY ABOUT 6 HIJACKERS
OPERATING FROM 2 PUMP BOATS WHILE OFF THE TOWN OF MARGOSATUBIG,
PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, PHILLIPINES. A VILLAGE OFFICIAL WAS
ABDUCTED AND THE REST OF THE FERRY'S PASSENGERS FORCED OVERBOARD.
FIVE PASSENGERS WERE ROBBED OF JEWELRY AND MONEY BEFORE BEING FORCED
OVERBOARD. THE BOAT WAS RELEASED WHEN THE ROBBERS DEPARTED IN THE
DIRECTION OF NEARBY ISLANDS AND ALL REMAINING PASSENGERS WERE ABLE
TO REBOARD THE FERRY. IDENTITY OF THE ATTACKERS AND THE MOTIVE FOR
THE ABDUCTION HAVE NOT BEEN DETERMINED. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 11/29/1997 |
Reference Number: 1998-14 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
5/55/00 S 106/53/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
PM ALPHA |
| Description: |
|
| ASPHALT/BITUMEN TANKER SECURED ALONGSIDE THE
BMT TERMINAL, MERAK, INDONESIA WHEN ABOUT 10 PEOPLE WITH MASKS AND
WEARING BLACK SUITS, ARMED WITH LONG KNIVES ENTERED THE ENGINE ROOM
AT ABOUT 0040. THE THIRD ENGINEERING OFFICER WAS HOG-TIED AND LOCKED
INSIDE THE STORE ROOM. THE ENGINEER MANAGED TO ESCAPE AND NOTIFIED
THE CHIEF MATE IN THE CARGO CONTROL ROOM THAT THERE WERE PIRATES IN
THE ENGINE ROOM. AN ALARM WAS SOUNDED CAUSING THE PIRATES TO FLEE. A
SPOT CHECK INDICATED THAT THE FOLLOWING ENGINE PARTS WERE STOLEN:
MAIN BEARING OF ENGINE TURBO-CHARGER, SIX PIECES OF INJECTOR NOZZLE
OF MAIN ENGINE, ASSORTED ENGINE TOOLS, AND ASSORTED SPARE MAIN
ENGINE AND AUXILIARY ENGINE SPARE PARTS. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 11/28/1997 |
Reference Number: 1998-23 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
93 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
CHINESE MILITARY FORCES |
| Victim: |
ASIAN FRIENDSHIP |
| Description: |
|
| AN INDONESIAN-FLAG FREIGHTER ON A VOYAGE FROM
HONG KONG TO HAIPHONG WAS ABDUCTED AT 0220 AND HELD FOR
APPROXIMATELY 18 HOURS. THE GUANGDONG MARITIME AUTHORITIES HAVE
SUBSEQUENTLY CONFIRMED THAT THEY BOARDED THE VESSEL. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 11/25/1997 |
Reference Number: 1998-5 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
4/37/48 S 106/16/12 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
TANKER THERESA |
| Description: |
|
| 15 CAME ABOARD AND ATTACKED CREW WITH
AUTOMATIC WEAPONS, 15 STAYED IN SPEEDBOATS ALONGSIDE. PIRATES STOLE
CREW PROPERTY, SHIP'S CASH, PROVISIONS FROM STORE, RADIO EQUIPMENT
AND FRESH WATER. THIRD OFFICER SHOT AND SERIOUSLY INJURED. ATTACK
OCCURED 1230 UTC. |
|
| Date of Occurrence: 11/19/1997 |
Reference Number: 1998-4 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
5/55/00 S 106/00/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
GLOBAL VENTURE, 9VXW |
| Description: |
|
| AT 0355 TANKER WAS ROBBED BY PIRATES AT MERAK
ANCHORAGE, INDONESIA. THEY CAME SUDDENLY AND THREATENED A SEAMAN
WITH A LONG KNIVE AT HIS THROAT. TWO PIRATES WENT DOWN TO THE ENGINE
ROOM AND TOOK AWAY ENGINE SPARE PARTS. NO ONE WAS INJURED.
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 11/18/1997 |
Reference Number: 1998-11 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
00/00/50 N 104/20/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
ATLANTA 95 |
| Description: |
|
| TANKER WAS TRANSITING SELAT RIAU, INDONESIA,
ENROUTE TO THE ARAFURA SEA TO SERVE AS A BUNKERING STATION FOR
FISHING VESSELS WHEN VESSEL WAS BOARDED BY ARMED PIRATES EARLY
MORNING. THE CREW WAS LOCKED UP IN CABINS AND VESSEL WAS TAKEN TO A
DESTINATION IN THE GULF OF THAILAND. THE BRIDGE WAS ENTIRELY MANNED
BY THE PIRATES WITH THE CREW BEING ORDERED TO ASSIST IN THE ENGINE
ROOM. ENTIRE CARGO OF MARINE OIL WAS TRANSFERED TO ANOTHER VESSEL ON
DECEMBER 1. AFTER UNLOADING, VESSEL SET SAIL FOR THREE DAYS AND THEN
APPEARED TO NAVIGATE IN THE VICINITY BETWEEN TOW ISLANDS FOR SEVERAL
DAYS. TANKER WAS ABANDONED BY THE PIRATES AT 1920, DECEMBER 7 IN
POSITION 09 48.4N.,102 56E. CREW FORCED THEMSELVES OUT OF THE LOCKED
CABINS AND REGAINED CONTROL. PIRATES HAD DESTROYED ALL CHARTS AND
DAMAGED THE FIXED RADIO SETS. VESSEL ARRIVED DEC.10, IN SINGAPORE
WITH THE AID OF A SPARE VHF AND AN OLD CHART FROM THE MASTER'S
CABIN. THE PIRATES HAD PAINTED OVER THE NAME OF THE VESSEL AND THE
FUNNEL WITH BLACK PAINT. ONE YOKOHAMA FENDER WAS TAKEN AWAY BY THE
PIRATE'S TANKER AFTER THE SHIP TO SHIP TRANSFER OF CARGO.
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 10/11/1997 |
Reference Number: 1998-21 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
93 |
| Geographical Location: |
22/00/00 N 114/00/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
VOSA CARRIER |
| Description: |
|
| SINGAPOREAN-FLAG FREIGHTER ON A VOYAGE FROM
HONG KONG TO HAIPHONG, WAS SEIZED AT 1500 BY 12 INTRUDERS. THEY
FORCED THE VESSEL TO SAIL TO HUI LAI WHERE THE LOCAL CHINESE POLICE
INTERREGATED THE MASTER AND CREW. THE VESSEL SUBSEQUENTLY SAILED TO
PAO TAI WHERE THE CARGO WAS CONFISCATED. THE MASTER AND CREW CLAIM
THAT THEY WERE DEPRAVED OF SLEEP/FOOD/WATER; AND FORCED TO SIGN
UNTRUE STATEMENTS IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE SAYING THAT THE VESSEL WAS
SMUGGLING CARGOES INTO CHINA. ON NOVEMBER 12, THE VESSEL AND CREW
WERE RELEASED AFTER PAYING A $100,000 FINE TO THE POLICE.
|
|
| Date of Occurrence: 07/01/1997 |
Reference Number: 1998-2 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
11 |
| Geographical Location: |
25/47/00 N 80/11/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
VANDERPOOL EXPRESS |
| Description: |
|
| VESSEL WAS DOCKED AT THE SEA TERMINAL ON THE
MIAMI RIVER WHEN SHE WAS BOARDED BY A GANG ARMED WITH GUNS AND
KNIVES. ONE CREW MEMBER WAS KILLED AND ANOTHER STABBED. THE ARMED
MEN WERE APPARENTLY FRIGHTENED OFF. NOTE: THE VANDERPOOL EXPRESS
CHANGED NAME TO FIDEL EXPRESS ON 17 JULY 97. |
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