GOVERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.
WED 27 MAY 92 08:52
PG.09
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from
the
contractual
commercial
consequence.
also substantial.
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voyage with serious legal and
The cost of delaying a ship was
14. Singapore Marine Police pointed out that there were no
international waters between Indonesia
and Singapore, and
This meant that
that territorial limits applied.
enforcement vessels could not enter the territorial waters of another state even when in hot pursuit.
15. Captain Da Costa drew attention to the IMO resolution calling for states to take action to combat piracy, and the entry into force of the international convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime
Navigation on 1 March 1992.
It was noted that the
convention provides for extradition of offenders.
16. Delegates from the Norwegian Shipowners Association concern at the rising incidence of attacks and the
expressed
risk of serious accidents such as stranding.
17. The
representative of the IMB from Jordan suggested that the pirates were hiding behind technicalities in the legal regime. He proposed that the problem should be tackled on a regional and international level, and suggested the establishment Of a treaty between SE Asian states to deal with pirates.
were
18. Mr. Barker of Jardine Pacific Ltd. stated that principals becoming increasingly concerned about the environmental dangers created by acts of piracy He suggested that the magnitude
Of
the
problem had
underestimated according to reports
shipping industry.
been considerably
received from the
19. Mr.
Farlie
of
membership of 35
HKSOA advised that the ISF, with a
national shipping federations, had
established a system for the reporting of pirate attacks.
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