-----Original Message----- From: Wes Boyd [mailto:boydwe_at_dmci.net] Maybe a little off topic, but maybe germaine: Over the weekend, I happened across an extremely interesting website: http://www.cargolaw.com For instance, they keep a running log of ship accidents, losses, and piracy. Some parts of the world, piracy is endemic. IIRC, two moderately large ships have been stolen by pirates since the first of the year.>> ________ As I work at the Maritime Safety Authority I see a lot of the privacy broadcast messages and there are many attacks. This particular one took my interest as I wondered what they would do with the cargo 15.03.2001 at 1955 lt in position: 00:37.0s - 05:25.04e off riau island, indonesia.while underway, armed pirates boarded a general cargo ship and hijacked her. soon after, pirates tied up and blindfolded the 22 crewmembers and dropped them on pulau sayap, an uninhabited island in riau waters. local fishermen picked up the crew on 17.03.2001 and took them to riau island landing them at 0400 on 18.03.2001. the ship along with her cargo of tin plates plus concentrates and pepper worth us_at_2.1 million are missing. David Australia *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 02 2001 - 20:49:12 PDT
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