| Anti-Shipping Activity Warning Messages |
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| Date of Occurrence: 10/13/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-29 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
3/30/00 N 105/36/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
M/S FUSUS |
| Description: |
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| M/V FUSUS ON LADEN PASSAGE FROM SINGAPORE TO
JAPAN WAS ATTACKED BY FOUR ARMED PIRATES IN 3-30N 105-36E ON 13 OCT
88. ATTACK TOOK PLACE IN HEAVY RAINSQUAL. MASTER WAS LIFTED FROM HIS
BED AT KNIFEPOINT AND HANDS AND FEET BOUND. MASTER WAS FORCED TO
HAND OVER CONTENTS OF SHIP'S SAFE AND ALL PERSONAL BELONGINGS AND
MONEY. PIRATES FLED WITHOUT NOTICE OF ANY OTHER CREW. USUAL
PRECAUTIONS HAD BEEN TAKEN WHEN PASSING THROUGH THIS AREA. NO
PERSONAL INJURIES WERE REPORTED. CASH AND PERSONAL EFFECTS STOLEN
EQUAL ABOUT US $5000. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 09/15/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-27 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
3/7/00 N 105/58/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
AN ARUN III VESSEL |
| Description: |
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| SINGAPORE STRAITS. AN ARUN III VESSEL (EITHER
THE HOEGH GANDRIA OR THE GOLAR SPIRIT) IN 3-07N 105-58E WAS BOARDED
EARLY IN THE MORNING AT THE PORT STERN BY FIVE PIRATES WITH KNIVES.
THIS WAS UNSEEN BY THE LOOKOUT OR THE WATCH. MASTER WAS ROBBED AT
KNIFEPOINT IN HIS CABIN AND FORCED TO OPEN SHIP'S SAFE. MASTER WAS
TIED TO CHAIR PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF PIRATES. NO INJURIES WERE
REPORTED. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 09/15/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-28 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
91 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
SILVER MED |
| Description: |
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| 1. THE SILVER MED, CALL SIGN D5KR, O.N. 6400,
5350 GROSS TONS WAS HIJACKED IN MANILA HARBOR ON 15 SEP 1988 BY
EIGHT HEAVILY ARMED MEN THOUGHT TO BE DISAFFECTED PHILIPPINE NAVAL
OFFICERS. TWENTY NINE CREW AND PASSENGERS WERE ALLOWED TO SWIM
ASHORE OFF PALAWAN ISLAND. THE OILER BEING A QUALIFIED ENGINNER WAS
KEPT ON BOARD TO PROBABLY OPERATE THE ENGINES. INTENTION OF THE
HIJACKERS IS UNKNOWN. 2. THE SILVER MED WAS SIGHTED IN SINGAPORE
TERRITORIAL WATERS AT ANCHOR OFF SULTAN SHOAL ON 28 SEPTEMBER 1988 .
NEW NAME PAINTED ON, CALLED - LAMBAMBA - . VESSEL SAILED ON 29 SEP
88 AND HEADED FOR KARIMUM BESAL, INLAND IN WEST SINGAPORE STRAITS,
INDONESIA. INDONESIAN AUTHORITIES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN
NOTIFIED. 3. THE SILVER MED WAS SIGHTED AT ANCHOR OFF KOTA-KINABALU
SABAH ON 5 OCTOBER 1988 . INDONESIAN PORT AUTHORITY SENT A POLICE
LAUNCH OUT, BUT THE VESSEL SAILED BEFORE ANY ACTION COULD BE TAKEN.
4.SILVER MED NOW RENAMED -SEAREX- APPARENTLY LOADED PLYWOOD DESTINED
FOR HUANGPU AT SAMARINDA BETWEEN 10 AND 26 OCTOBER 1988 THEN SAILED
FOR TANJUNG PRIOK ON THE 26TH OF OCTOBER 1988 BUT DID NOT ARRIVE AT
THAT PORT. POSSIBILITY IS THAT SHIP DISCHARGED CARGO BECAUSE OF SOME
FREIGHT PROBLEM AT ZAMBOANGA, PHILIPPINES. 5. FILIPINO MILITARY
AUTHORITIES RECOVERED THE -SILVER MED- NOW RENAMED -STAR ACE- OFF
PORO POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE MAIN PHILIPPINE ISLAND OF
LUZON (JAN 1989). |
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| Date of Occurrence: 09/04/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-24 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
22 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
THIEVES |
| Victim: |
ZOELLA LYKES |
| Description: |
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| CALLAO PERU. 4 SEPT 1988. ZOELLA LYKES BOARDED
BY THIEVES WHILE WORKING CARGO IN PORT. CARGO OF CERAMIC ART GLAZE
BROKEN INTO. THIEVES ACCOSTED BY POLICE WHILE ATTEMPING TO LOWER
CARGO TO GET AWAY BOAT. PARTIAL LOT RECOVERED. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 08/18/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-23 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
3/29/00 N 105/30/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
SEALAND VOYAGER |
| Description: |
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| 18 AUGUST 1988. SOUTH CHINA SEA. THE SEALAND
VOYAGER ENROUTE SINGAPORE TO HONG HONG WAS BOARDED BY FIVE PIRATES
AT 0400 LOCAL TIME IN 3-29 N 105-30 E (APROX. 150 MILES NORTH OF
SINGAPORE) THE SHIPS' SAFE WAS RAIDED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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|
| Date of Occurrence: 08/03/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-25 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
22 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
SS STELLA LYKES |
| Description: |
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| GUAYAQUIL ECUADOR. 3 AUG 1988 THE SS STELLA
LYKES WHILE ALONGSIDE DOCK WAS BOARDED BY SEVEN TO EIGHT PIRATES .
THEY WERE DISCOVERED AT 2300 LOCAL TIME BREAKING INTO A 20 FOOT
CONTAINER ATOP NUMBER 4 HATCH. VESSEL WAS CLEARED AND ARMED GUARDS
ALLOWED ONBOARD, TAKING UP STATIONS ON DECK. PIRATES WERE ON BOARD
FOR ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NO INJURIES REPORTED. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 07/21/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-22 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
63 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
PASSENGER FERRY |
| Description: |
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| THURSDAY 21 JULY, 1988. BAY OF BENGAL
BANGLADESH. PIRATES WEARING ANIMAL MASKS ATTACKED A PASSENGER FERRY
IN THE BAY OF BENGAL ON 21 JULY 1988, INJURING AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE,
FIVE OF THEM SERIOUSLY. ABOUT 20 PIRATES ARMED WITH REVOLVERS AND
KNIVES STOPPED THE VESSEL ( NAME OF VESSEL NOT GIVEN IN SOURCE
REPORT) SOON AFTER IT SAILED FROM CHITTAGONG FOR SANDWIP ISLAND IN
SOUTH BANGLADESH. THE PIRATES STOLE CASH AND ORNAMENTS WORTH $50,000
FROM THE 300 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 07/11/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-20 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
54 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
UNIDENTIFIED TERRORISTS |
| Victim: |
CITY OF POROS |
| Description: |
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| ATHENS, GREECE. 11 JULY 1988. THREE GUNMEN WHO
APPARENTLY BOARDED THE 200 FOOT GREEK CRUISE FERRY CITY OF POROS
WITH OTHER PASSENGERS OPENED FIRE WITH SUBMACHINE GUNS AT 2030 LOCAL
TIME. THE FERRY ENROUTE FROM THE ISLAND OF AEGINA TO A MARINA IN THE
ATHENS SUBURB OF PALEO FALIRON (A DISTANCE OF 16 MILES) WAS CARRYING
500 PASSENGERS INCLUDING EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN TOURISTS. THE GUNMEN
RANDOMLY DISCHARGED THEIR AUTOMATIC WEAPONS AND TOSSED HAND GRENADES
ONTO THE DECK AND AT THE FERRY'S SMOKE STACK, KILLING AT LEAST NINE
PEOPLE AND WOUNDING ABOUT 100. MANY PASSENGERS JUMPED OVERBOARD AND
SOME WERE DISMEMBERED BY THE SHIP'S PROPELLER. THE GUNMEN ESCAPED
AFTER THE ATTACK ON A SPEEDBOAT THAT PULLED ALONGSIDE THE FERRY
ABOUT 3 MILES OFF THE COAST OF AEGINA. SHIPS IN THE VICINITY RUSHED
TO THE AREA AND BEGAN PLUCKING PASSENGERS FROM THE WATER WHILE THE
FERRY STEAMED AT FULL SPEED TO THE MAINLAND. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 07/02/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-26 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
IVER CHASER |
| Description: |
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| 2 JULY 1988. SINGAPORE STRAITS. IVER CHASER
WAS PROCEEDING AT A SPEED OF 15 KNOTS OFF HORSBURGH LIGHTHOUSE AT
THE TIME THE PIRATES BOARDED. PIRATES WERE IN A FAST BOAT AND PUT A
LINE OVER THE STERN OF THE IVER CHASER. LOOKOUT AND WATCH DID NOT
SEE THE BOARDING OF THE PIRATES. THE FOUR PIRATES DIRECTED THEIR
ENTIRE ATTENTION TO THE MASTER AND HIS STATEROOM AND DEPARTED AFTER
TAKING SOME VALUABLES AND DRUGS FROM THE MASTER'S CABIN. MASTER WAS
LEFT TIED AND GAGED.. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 06/23/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-19 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
53 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
SHIPYARD WORKERS, VALLETTA MALTA |
| Victim: |
COPPER MOUNTAIN |
| Description: |
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| THURSDAY 23 JUNE, 1988. VALLETTA, MALTA THE
U.S.-FLAG TANKER COPPER MOUNTAIN UNDERGOING REPAIRS AT THE SHIPYARD
IN VALLETTA WAS SEIZED BY SHIPYARD WORKERS ALLEGEDLY SYMPATHETIC TO
THE OPPOSITION SOCIALIST PARTY. THE 80,000 DWT TANKER WAS TOWED TO
THE MOUTH OF VALLETTA'S GRAND HARBOR AND MOORED ACROSS FROM THE
BREAKWATER THUS BLOCKING THE HARBOR TO SHIPS LARGER THAN TUGBOAT
SIZE. THE OPPOSTION GROUP WAS ATTEMPTING TO THWART A VISIT OF
BRITISH WARSHIPS CLAIMED TO BE CARRYING NUCLEAR ARMS. THE COPPER
MOUNTAIN WAS MOVED ON FRIDAY JUNE 24, 1988 OPENING THE HARBOR. THE
COPPER MOUNTAIN WAS UNOCCUPIED DURING THE INCIDENT. NO INJURIES OR
THEFTS WERE REPORTED. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 06/08/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-17 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
22 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
SS MALLORY LYKES |
| Description: |
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| 8 JUNE 1988, PORT OF GUAYAQUIL ECUADOR. SS
MALLORY LYKES AT ANCHOR 1400 LOCAL TIME, SS MALLORY LYKES BOARDED BY
PIRATES WHO BROKE INTO THREE LOCKED LOCKERS AND STOLE PAINT , LINE
AND OTHER ITEMS. THE PIRATES ALSO BROKE INTO A CONTAINER BUT NOTHING
WAS STOLEN. NO INJURIES REPORTED. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 06/01/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-12 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
93 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
CHINESE FISHING VESSELS |
| Description: |
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| CHINA, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, JUNE 1988 SOURCES
INDICATE THAT ARMED PIRATE ATTACKS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE EAST
CHINA SEA OFF THE COAST OF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE. DURING THE MONTH OF
JUNE 1988 PIRATES HAVE PLUNDERED CATCHES OF FISH, ASSAULTED AND
KIDNAPPED FISHERMEN AND BLOWN UP A NUMBER OF FISHING VESSELS. A
NUMBER OF PIRATES USE THREATS TO FORCE FISHERMAN INTO SELLING THEIR
FISH AT REDUCED PRICES. CHINESE OFFICALS HAVE CAUGHT SIX PIRATE
SHIPS BASED IN THE FUJIAN PROVINCE DURING MAY AND JUNE OF 1988.
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| Date of Occurrence: 05/26/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-16 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
22 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
SS STELLA LYKES |
| Description: |
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| 26 MAY 1988, PORT OF GUAYAQUIL ECUADOR, SS
STELLA LYKES AT ANCHOR IN THE RIO GUAYAS, LOWER ROADS, AWAITING
CLEARANCE AND BERTH. PIRATES BOARDED SS STELLA LYKES WHILE ANCHORED
BETWEEN 1215 AND 1250 LOCAL TIME. BY THE TIME THE PIRATES WERE
DISCOVERED AND CHASED OFF THE SHIP, 70 GALLONS OF PAINT HAD BEEN
STOLEN AND SEVERAL CONTAINERS HAD BEEN BROKEN INTO. THERE WERE NO
INJURIES REPORTED. PORT AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 05/13/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-11 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
SWAN REEFER |
| Description: |
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| INDONESIA. BANGKA STRAIT. 13 MAY 1988. BANGKA
STRAIT BETWEEN BANGKA ISLAND AND SUMATRA. FOUR PIRATES BOARDED THE
RO-RO SWAN REEFER AND ROBBED IT OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND DAMAGED
SOME CONTAINERS ON BOARD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. NOTE: A SIMILAR
ATTACK OCCURED ON 27 APRIL 1988 IN THE BANGKA STRAIT AGAINST RO-RO
KLANG REEFER. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 05/01/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-15 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
22 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
SS ALLISON LYKES |
| Description: |
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| 01 MAY 1988, PORT OF GUAYAQUIL ECUADOR SS
ALLISON LYKES DOCKED. 0018 HOURS LOCAL TIME. SMALL CRAFT WITH NO
LIGHTS CAME ALONGSIDE SS ALLISON LYKES BY THE NUMBER 4 HATCH.
PIRATES ATTEMPTED TO BOARD SHIP BUT RETREATED WHEN THE CREW SET OFF
A PARACHUTE FLARE NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED |
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| Date of Occurrence: 04/27/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-10 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
KLANG REEFER |
| Description: |
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| INDONESIA. BANGKA STRAIT. 27 APRIL 1988.
BANGKA STRAIT BETWEEN BANGKA ISLAND AND SUMATRA (EXACT POSITION NOT
GIVEN IN SOURCE REPORT). RO-RO KLANG REEFER WHILE HEADING SOUTH FROM
SINGAPORE WAS ATTACKED BY FOUR PIRATES AT DAWN. THE CAPTAIN OF THE
KLANG REEFER REPORTED THAT ALTHOUGH THE SHIP'S CREW HAD BEEN
VILIGANT IN KNOWN DANGER SPOTS THEY DID NOT MAINTAIN THE USUAL
PRECAUTIONS IN THE BANGKA STRAIT BECAUSE IT WAS DAWN. THE PIRATES
CRAFT WAS NOT SEEN BY THE BRIDGE WATCH. THE PIRATES ROBBED THE
MASTER'S CABIN OF PERSONAL BELONGINGS, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND A
FLARE PISTOL, ALL TOTALLING ABOUT US$ 15,000. NO INJURIES WERE
REPORTED. NOTE: A SIMILAR ATTACK OCCURED ON MAY 13 1988 IN THE
BANGKA STRAIT AGAINST RO-RO SWAN REEFER. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 04/14/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-8 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
62 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
IRAN |
| Victim: |
USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS |
| Description: |
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| THE US NAVY GUIDED MISSILE FRIGATE USS SAMUEL
B ROBERTS (3500 TON) HIT AN UNDERWQTER MINE AND SUFFERED FLOODING
THE ENGINE ROOM. TEN CREW MEMBERS WERE HURT. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 04/14/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-14 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
22 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
SS STELLA LYKES |
| Description: |
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| PORT OF GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR. SS STELLA LYKES AT
ANCHOR. 0600 LOCAL TIME 14 APRIL 1988 CREW MEMBER IS BOUND AND GAGED
ON FANTAIL. PIRATES BREAK INTO THREE CONTAINERS AT NUMBER 8 HATCH.
0620 LOCAL TIME, PIRATES ARE DISCOVERED AND LOWER THEMSELVES ON
LINES SECURED TO PORT QUARTER RAILS TO THEIR BOAT AND GET AWAY. NO
INJURIES OR STOLEN GOODS REPORTED. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 04/14/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-21 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
57 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
INGA BASTIAN |
| Description: |
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| WEST COAST AFRICA. NIGERIA. BONNY RIVER. THE
INGA BASTIAN WAS BOARDED AND LOOTED BY PIRATES AT THE ENTRANCE TO
BONNY RIVER ON 14 APRIL 1988. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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| Date of Occurrence: 03/22/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-6 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
62 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
IRAN |
| Victim: |
STAVROS G.L. |
| Description: |
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| GREEK TANKER STAVROS G.L. WAS ATTACKED BY
IRANIAN SEA RAIDERS ON ITS WAY TO THE SAUDI TERMINAL OF RAS TANURA
SENDING 10 OF 29 CREW MEMBERS TO A LIFEBOAT. US NAVY FRIGATE JACK
WILLIAMS RUSHED TO RESCUE WHILE SLAVAGE TUGS BATTLED THE BLAZE.
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| Date of Occurrence: 03/22/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-7 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
62 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
IRAN |
| Victim: |
TANKER HAVGLIMT |
| Description: |
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| IRANIAN GUNBOATS AND A HELICOPTER KILLED 2
SEAMEN USING ROCKET PROPELLED GRENADES, AND INJURED NINE OTHERS ON
THE 38,534 TON AMMONIA TANKER HAVGLIMT. BRITISH DESTROYER HMS EXETER
SENT A MEDICAL TEAM TO HELP CREW. MOST INJURIES WERE FROM INHALATION
OF AMMONIA. THE TANKER IS REGISTERED IN SINGAPORE. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 02/15/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-2 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
54 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
SUSPECTED TERRORISTS |
| Victim: |
SOL PHRYNE |
| Description: |
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| PORT OF LIMASSOL, CYPRUS (34-40N 33-03E) 15
FEBRUARY 1988. THE SOL PHRYNE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ONE OF HER FUEL
TANKS AS A RESULT OF AN UNDERWATER EXPLOSION. WATER ENTERED THE TANK
CAUSING THE SOL PHRYNE TO LIST. NO CASUALTIES WERE REPORTED. THE
VESSEL WAS TO CARRY PALESTINIAN DEPORTEES AND HUNDREDS OF
JOURNALISTS AND FOREIGN OBSERVERS TO ISRAEL. THREE DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE EXPLOSION. POSITION
GIVEN FOR REFERENCE ONLY NOT ACTUAL LOCATION OF INCIDENT.
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|
| Date of Occurrence: 01/22/1988 |
Reference Number: 1988-1 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
UNIDENTIFIED PIRATES |
| Victim: |
PATRICK G. |
| Description: |
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| MANILA BAY, PHILIPPINES FRIDAY, 22 JANUARY
1988 ARMED MEN TOOK OVER THE TANKER PATRICK G. AND THREW THE CREW
OVERBOARD. THE CAPTAIN AND ANOTHER CREWMAN WERE RESCUED BY
FISHERMEN. ONE CREWMAN WAS FOUND DEAD ON 23 JAN 1988 AND TWO
REMAINED MISSING ON MONDAY 25 JANUARY 1988. THE TANKER PATRICK G.
WAS FOUND ABANDONED OFF THE SUBURBAN MANILA TOWN OF PARANAQUE LATE
SATURDAY 23 JANUARY 1988 , BUT ITS CARGO OF BUNKER OIL WAS MISSING.
THE REY PATRICK G3, SISTER SHIP TO THE PATRICK G.,HAD BEEN EARLIER
REPORTED MISSING BY THE COAST GUARD, WAS FOUND TO HAVE ONLY ITS
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT DAMAGED. A BARGE OWNER WAS BEING HELD IN
CONNECTION WITH THE HIJACKING. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 12/27/1987 |
Reference Number: 1988-3 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
56 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
CHRISTIAN LEBANESE FORCES |
| Victim: |
INGE WEBB - VANUATU FLAG |
| Description: |
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| THE VESSEL INGE WEBB WAS STOPPED BY CHRISTIAN
LEBANESE FORCES OFF THE COAST OF LEBANON. CREW WAS DETAINED AT
MILITIA HEADQUARTERS IN EAST BEIRUT FOR ROUTINE CHECK.
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