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letter and the strongest possible fight put up "the bridge could "only have been held for a sufficient time to have robbed the "attack of its element of suprise, and opportunity would have "been furnished to inflict damuge upon the attaquare and to send
It is probable that the bridge could not "up signals of dietrese. "have been finally held again st the deteruined assault by a large
with one exception every regent pirationl
"party of armed men".
attack from within the ship has been successful in spite of the The Exception referred to is the case of
she was then the other hafán "Guards
existing Regulations.
the"Tai Lee" in April 1984, arge of two European Sergeants in addition to the six armed
convoy and gurri d eight armed Indian Guarde tached to the vessel and signed on articles.
her
The pirates launched the attack upon the engine room and. control having been gained, they drew the fires with the intention of gausing the vessel to drift ashore where a considerable body of pirates well armed were waiting ready to loot the vessel and
murder anyone who resisted.
Fortunately the vessel did not drift ashore, but was carried
The pirates seeing that their
down ald-stream with the current.
object was defeated made no attuo on the bridge but jumped
It is said that several were Over-bourd und swam to the shore. shot as they were swimming away but this is doubtful as it was a dark night and it was impossible to be certain of the results.
The "Sanning" another vessel of the convoy turned around and tried to stand by, but she could render no assistunoe whatever in fact she only begame an dditional target for the rifles of the disappointed desperadoes on shore who fired at both vessels until
they were out of range.
It is considered that if it is nec∙ssary to retuin certain of the Regulations until Maval patrols (hereinafter referred to 】
to stiffen the cxisting are provided, it certainly is not necessar Regulations but on the contrary they should be considerably
modified
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