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2003-12-29 International

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-12-29 15:24|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Anyone else think the USN or somebody trustworthy ought to have a squadron of corvettes based in Singapore or Camh Ran Bay?

Posted by Pete Stanley 2003-12-29 3:27:33 PM|| 2003-12-29 3:27:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 The best answer to pirates is the old one -
A short drop and a sudden stop.

Posted by mojo 2003-12-29 3:46:14 PM|| 2003-12-29 3:46:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Step up right here for your weekly piracy reports!

21.12.2003 at 0400 LT in posn: 01:54S-116:37E, Apar Bay anchorage, Indonesia.
Five pirates armed with long knives in a speedboat boarded a bulk carrier via hawse pipe. They threatened duty A/B with a knife but he
managed to warn the bridge. Pirates broke open forecastle store and tried to steal a life raft. Crew raised alarm and shore security guard fired warning shots. Pirates jumped overboard and escaped empty handed.

Aye and Yar!

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-12-29 6:47:38 PM|| 2003-12-29 6:47:38 PM|| Front Page Top

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