Recently reported incidents
07.03.2005 at 0755 LT in position 04:47S-114:14E, Indonesia. Pirates boarded a tanker underway and stole ship's equipment. Several fishing boats were in the area at the time.
04.03.2005 at 0315 LT at Casablanca port, Morocco. Twenty robbers armed with long knives boarded a general cargo ship at berth. D/O raised alarm and master called the police by VHF. Police arrived promptly and robbers fled after seeing the police car.
02.03.2005 at 2230 LT at Chittagong B anchorage, Bangladesh. Robbers armed with guns boarded a general cargo ship. They stole ship's stores and escaped. Port control and coast guard informed but no response was received.
02.03.2005 at 0110 LT at Tema roads, Ghana. Ten robbers in a motor boat attempted to board a refrigerated cargo ship. Alert crew activated fire hoses and directed searchlights. Robbers aborted attempt and fled. Port control informed who advised master to heave up anchor and move further offshore.
01.03.2005 at 0500 LT at Sebuku anchorage, Pulau Laut, Indonesia. Eight robbers armed with long knives and metal bars boarded a bulk carrier via hawse pipe. They hit one crewmember with metal bars causing injuries to his head and legs. They then tied him up and gagged his mouth with rags. Robbers stole ship's stores and escaped in their boat.
28.02.2005 at 2030 LT in position 05:01.10n - 099:32.38e, Malacca straits. Four armed pirates in a fishing boat fired upon a tug towing a barge. They boarded the tug and damaged all communication equipment and shot at c/e's [chief engineer's]legs causing serious bleeding. They took master and c/o as hostages and escaped with all ship's and crew documents. A Royal Malaysian naval ship arrived to assist and took c/e ashore for hospital treatment. Fate of the hostages is unknown.
