GOVERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.
WED 27 MAY 92 08:50
PG.07
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7.
The
it
representative of the Philippines was not present when
this was openly stated by Eric Ellen. This case was not
investigated by
enforcement agency,
though
appears that IMB were able to trace both the ship and the original cargo which turned up in Manila.
An
law any
account of a
recent long term seizure which was
investigated by IMB was also given. This concerned a small ship on passage from Bangkok to Korea with a valuable cargo
of cin.
The ship was boarded off Vietnam by four armed
The funnel was crew overpowered and tied up.
the ship's name changed while the ship was sailed to an anchorage off Banka Island in Indonesia where
the cargo was discharged into lighters.
men,
and
all
repainted and
8.
The ship remained
unexplained
9.
at anchor following discharge for
reasons, and then sailed to the Thai coast, were
the pirates left in a ship's lifeboat, taking the master
with them.
ship's radio had been smashed, and all
charts destroyed, so the Chief Officer had to sail the ship
without charts and radio to Bangkok.
The
The master Wäs
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transferred to a fishing boat and then landed on a remote
coast.
He took two days to get to a police station in
Thailand.
The entire operation lasted two weeks, during
which the crew were threatened, and at some were physically
assaulted by the pirates using a chain attached to bamboo
poles. It was concluded that the ship had been targetted by
the pirates, though it could not be explained how they
obtained intelligence on the destination and cargo. It is
possible that information may have been released by cJEW
while visiting the Red Lantern Bar in Singapore. The Dutch
police also investigated this case.
There Were a number of questions raised following this
account, which revealed that one of the pirates was thought
to be a professional seaman. It was stated that six similar
had occurred within the last 2 years.
attacks
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