| Anti-Shipping Activity Warning Messages |
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| Date of Occurrence: 11/16/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-21 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
61 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
MANCHESTER |
| Description: |
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| SOUTH AFRICA. PORT OF DURBAN. 16 NOVEMBER
1990. VESSEL LYKES MANCHESTER BOARDED BY TWO INDIAN MALES AND ONE
BLACK MALE, WHO ASSULTED MASTER AND ROBBED VESSEL SAFE. TIME OF
INCIDENT WAS 1835 LOCAL. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 11/11/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-20 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
1/8/00 N 103/46/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
OCEAN CITY |
| Description: |
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| SINGAPORE. PHILLIP CHANNEL. 11 NOVEMBER 1990.
AT ABOUT 0200 THE U.S. FLAG 80,000DWT TANKER OCEAN CITY WAS BOARDED
BY FOUR ROBBERS WHILE UNDERWAY IN PHILLIP CHANNEL. A CREWMEMBER
CONFRONTED FOUR PIRATES ARMED WITH LONG KNIVES NEAR THE MASTER'S
STATEROOM/OFFICE. THE CREWMEMBER WAS BOUND AND GAGGED. NO INJURIES
REPORTED. THE PIRATES STOLE THE SHIP'S SAFE AND OTHER PERSONAL
ITEMS. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO SINGAPORE V.T.I.S. AND HARBOR POLICE
BY VHF RADIO. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 10/20/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-23 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
3/10/00 N 105/30/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
ARMED PIRATES |
| Victim: |
M/V PELANDER |
| Description: |
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| 20 OCTOBER 1990. INDONESIA. M/V PELANDER
BOARDED BY ARMED PIRATES WHILE STEAMING AT ABOUT 18 KNOTS AROUND
UDANG OILFIELD, PULAU-PULAU, ANAMBAS ISLANDS. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 10/01/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-19 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
62 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
EPLF |
| Victim: |
YUGOSLAVIAN MERCHANT SHIP |
| Description: |
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| RED SEA. ETHIOPIA. A RECENT REPORT INDICATES
THE EPLF HAVE RESUMED ATTACKS ON MERCHANT SHIPPING IN THE SOUTHERN
RED SEA. RECENTLY, A YUGOSLAVIAN FLAG MERCHANT VESSEL WAS FIRED UPON
AND BOARDED IN SUDANESE WATERS BY FORCES IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES AS
THE EPLF NAVY. THE VESSEL AND CREW WERE DETAINED FOR TWO DAYS, THEN
RELEASED. VESSELS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ALONG THE
SUDANESE AND ETHIOPIAN COASTLINE FROM PORT SUDAN TO ASEB. SEE
SPECIAL WARNING 76. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 09/21/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-18 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
TNT EXPRESS |
| Description: |
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| 21 SEPTEMBER 1990. SINGAPORE. IN THE EARLY
HOURS OF 21 SEPT 1990 FOUR PIRATES BOARDED THE 20,000 TON AUSTRALIAN
REGISTERED TNT EXPRESS, ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF SINGAPORE. THE
PIRATES USED SPEED BOATS TO COME ALONGSIDE, THEN THREW UP A GRAPLING
HOOK AND ROPE TO CLAMBER ABOARD. THE CAPTAIN WAS HELD AT KNIFE POINT
AND FORCED TO OPEN THE SHIPS SAFE. $11,000 WAS STOLEN. THE CAPTAIN
WAS TIED UP AND HIS CABIN RANSACKED. THE TNT EXPRESS'S SISTER SHIP,
THE BRUSSEL WAS ALSO RAIDED AS IT SAILED OUT OF SINGAPORE.
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| Date of Occurrence: 09/21/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-22 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
TNT EXPRESS |
| Description: |
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| STRAIT OF MALACCA. 21 SEPT 90. TNT EXPRESS WAS
ATTACKED BY PIRATES IN THE STRAIT OF MALACCA 45 MINUTES FROM
SINGAPORE ON SEP 21, 1990. ABOUT $14,000 IN CASH WAS STOLEN AFTER
THE MASTER WAS TIED UP IN HIS CABIN. THE ATTACK OCCURED ABOUT 3
MILES SOUTH OF RAFFLES LIGHTHOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FAIRWAY.
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| Date of Occurrence: 09/08/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-17 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
91 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
THREE TAIWAN FISHING BOATS |
| Description: |
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| 8 SEPTEMBER 1990. TAIWAN. THREE TAIWAN FISHING
VESSELS WERE SEPERATELY ROBBED AND THEIR CREW BEATEN BY
CLUB-WEILDING PIRATES ON BOARD SEVERAL MAINLAND BOATS OFF TAICHUNG,
CENTRAL TAIWAN. TWO OF THE FISHERMEN WERE TAKEN HOSTAGE.
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| Date of Occurrence: 09/01/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-24 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
62 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
ARMED PIRATES |
| Victim: |
M/V PIVOT |
| Description: |
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| RED SEA. SAUDI ARABIA. M/V PIVOT BOARDED BY
PIRATES WHILE STEAMING AT ABOUT 2 KNOTS EAST OF FARASAN ISLAND.
MONEY/GOODS TAKEN UNDER FORCE. PIRATES ARMED WITH GUNS AND A SMALL
CANNON. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 08/08/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-13 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
51 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
LIBERIAN REBEL SHIPS |
| Victim: |
MERCHANT VESSELS |
| Description: |
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| SPECIAL WARNING NUMBER 78. LIBERIA THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT HAS RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT LIBERIAN REBEL SHIPS MIGHT
ATTEMPT TO BOARD MERCHANT VESSELS. THE INFORMATION INDICATES THAT
THE REBEL SHIPS WILL BE FLYING TWO FLAGS, THE FLAG OF LIBERIA AND
THE NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FRONT OF LIBERIA (NPLF), (RED WITH A BLACK
SCORPIAN). MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN SAILING
NEAR THE COAST OF LIBERIA. SEE SPECIAL WARNING 78. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 08/02/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-14 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
62 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
IRAQ |
| Victim: |
ALL COMMERCIAL SHIPPING |
| Description: |
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| SPECIAL WARNING NUMBER 79. PERSIAN GULF. IRAQI
MILITARY FORCES CROSSED THE KUWAITI BORDER AND OCCUPIED MOST OF
KUWAIT ON 02 AUGUST 1990. ALL COMMERCIAL SHIPPING SHOULD BE ADVISED
TO REMAIN MORE THAN TWELVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM IRAQ/KUWAIT COASTAL
AREA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. SEE SPECIAL WARNING 79. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 06/03/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-9 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
27 |
| Geographical Location: |
21/56/00 N 75/8/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
CUBAN GUNBOAT |
| Victim: |
BELESBAT QUEEN |
| Description: |
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| A CUBAN GUNBOAT COMMANDEERED LUXURY YACHT
BELESBAT QUEEN (145 FEET) 14 MILES NORTH OF CUBA ON 13 JUNE 1990.
THE CUBAN GUNBOAT FIRED SHOTS ACROSS THE YACHT'S BOW SEVERAL TIMES.
CUBAN AUTHORITIES HELD THE YACHT THE MASTER AND CREW OF 10 IN THE
PORT OF VITA FOR 5 DAYS BEFORE RELEASING THE YACHT AND CREW. THE
YACHT WAS IN AN INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING LANE KNOWN AS THE OLD BAHAMA
CHANNEL WHEN SHE WAS INTERCEPTED. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 05/23/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-16 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
3/25/00 N 105/35/00 E |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
M/V RANGER |
| Description: |
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| MALACCA STRAITS. 23 MAY 1990. 03-25N 105-35E.
ABOUT 145 MILES NORTH EAST OF MALACCA STRAITS, PROXIMITY ANAMBAS
ISLANDS, THE TANKER M/V RANGER, UNDER CHARTER BY MSC, WAS BOARDED BY
SEVERAL PIRATES, WHO WERE ARMED WITH MACHETES. TWO OF THE PIRATES
SPOKE EXCELLENT ENGLISH. CHIEF ENGINEER WAS BOUND AND HIS ROOM
SEARCHED FOR VALUABLES TO STEAL. THE ROBBERY ON BOARD THE M/V RANGER
TOOK PLACE DESPITE EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES THAT WERE IN PLACE.
ANOTHER INCIDENT OF PIRACY TOOK PLACE SAME DAY APROX SAME TIME AND
IN VICINITY OF M/V RANGER. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 05/01/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-15 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
51 |
| Geographical Location: |
8/30/00 N 13/14/00 W |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
ALL COMMERCIAL SHIPPING |
| Description: |
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| FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE. REPORTS INDICATE THAT
SHIPS DISCHARGING AND LOADING CARGO IN FREETOWN SIERRA LEONE HAVE
EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN FREQUENCY OF PILFERING. THE TIME FRAME OF
REPORTS IS JUNE,JULY AND AUGUST OF 1990. DESPITE THE FACT THAT SHORE
AUTHORITIES PROVIDE SECURITY, ARMED THIEVES BOARD SHIPS THREATENING
AND ROBBING CREW MEMBERS. VESSELS DISCHARGING RICE, SUGAR, OR CEMENT
ARE THE MAIN TARGETS. VEHICLES AND CONTAINERS ARE ALSO BEING BROKEN
INTO. PORT AUTHORITIES REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS.
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| Date of Occurrence: 04/11/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-12 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
91 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
F/V MINA |
| Description: |
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| 11 APRIL 1990. PHILLIPINES. ARMED PIRATES IN
TWO PUMPBOATS ATTACKED FISHING VESSEL MINA, 11 APRIL 1990, OFF MINIS
ISLAND, NEAR JOLO, SOUTH-WEST OF ZAMBOANGA. THE F/V MINA WAS MOORED
OFF MINIS ISLAND WAITING TO TAKE ON PROVISIONS. THE PIRATES STOLE
CASH AND VALUABLES. SIX CREW MEMBERS WERE KILLED. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 03/20/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-10 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
72 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
RO/RO SEA DRAGON |
| Description: |
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| 20 MARCH 1990. BORNEO. PIRATES HELD THE MASTER
OF THE SEA DRAGON BEFORE ROBBING HIM OF US$ 7,000 AND VALUABLES. THE
INCIDENT OCCURRED 24 MILES SOUTH-EAST OF MIDAI ISLAND OFF BORNEO.
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| Date of Occurrence: 03/20/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-11 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
71 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
RO/RO SUNRISE |
| Description: |
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| 20 MARCH 1990. SINGAPORE. FOUR MEN WITH KNIVES
BOARDED THE SUNRISE ON 20 MARCH 1990 NEAR HORSBURGH LIGHTHOUSE. THE
PIRATES TIED UP THE MASTER IN HIS CABIN AND ESCAPED WITH CASH AND
VALUABLES. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 03/04/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-4 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
22 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
SS ASHLEY LYKES |
| Description: |
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| PORT OF GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR SS ASHLEY LYKES
BOARDED BRIEFLY BY PIRATES WHILE APPROACHING GUAYAQUIL QUARANTINE
ANCHORAGE 040124 MARCH 1990 LOCAL. TWO PIRATES BOARDED BUT WERE
DRIVEN OFF BY CREW. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE REPORTED. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 01/03/1990 |
Reference Number: 1990-3 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
62 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
ERITREAN PEOPLES LIBERATION FRONT |
| Victim: |
BOLESLAW KRZYZWUSTY |
| Description: |
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| 3 JANUARY 1990. RED SEA. THE POLISH FREIGHTER
BOLESLAW DRZYZWUSTY OWNED BY THE POLISH OCEANIC LINES WAS MISSING 3
JAN 1990 AFTER SENDING OUT A DISTRESS SIGNAL. THE SHIP HAD LEFT
SUDAN ON 2 JAN 1990 AND WAS DUE TO ARRIVE LATE 3 JAN 1990 IN
MASSAWA, ETHIOPIA. THE SHIP WAS HIT BY SEVERAL ROCKETS, APPARENTLY
BY REBELS OF THE ERITREAN PEOPLES LIBERATION FRONT (EPLF). THE SHIP
SANK. ANOTHER SHIP ATTEMPTED TO RESCUE THE CREW BUT CAME UNDER FIRE
FROM ASSAILANTS ON LAND AND WAS FORCED TO RETREAT. THE CREW MANAGED
TO ESCAPE THE BLAZING WRECK IN LIFEBOATS. 08 JAN 1990. THE CREW OF
THE BOLESLAW ARE IN THE HANDS OF THE EPLF AND REPORTED SAFE.
DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS ARE UNDER WAY TO RELEASE THE CREW. SEE SPECIAL
WARNING 76 |
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| Date of Occurrence: 12/11/1989 |
Reference Number: 1990-2 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
61 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
SOMALIA NATIONAL MOVEMENT REBELS |
| Victim: |
KWANDA |
| Description: |
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| SOMALIA. 11 DECEMBER 1989. REBELS CAPTURED THE
ITALIAN SHIP KWANDA AND HER CREW OF 2 ITALIANS AND 14 SOMALIS
WITHOUT A FIGHT OFF NORTHERN SOMALIA NEAR THE PORT OF ZEILA. SHE WAS
CARRYING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM DJIBOUTI. SHE WAS CAPTURED BY
REBELS IN SPEED BOATS ARMED WITH MACHINE GUNS. NO INJURIES WERE
REPORTED. THE KWANDA WAS ANCHORED AND HER CARGO OF PETROLEUM WAS
DISCHARGED BY THE REBELS. 7 JANUARY 1990. DJIBOUTI. KWANDA RELEASED
BY CAPTORS AFTER 27 DAYS. THE KWANDA ENTERED THE PORT OF DJIBOUTI
AFTER BEING RELIEVED OF ITS CARGO OF 350 TONS OF FUEL OIL, FOOD
RESERVES, TOOLS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE REMOVED AND SOLD.
THE CREW WERE ROBBED OF THEIR MONEY AND CLOTHES AND BEATEN WITH
RIFLE BUTTS BY THE SNM REBELS. SEE SPECIAL WARNING 76
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| Date of Occurrence: 09/24/1989 |
Reference Number: 1990-5 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
63 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
STONEWALL JACKSON |
| Description: |
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| MADRAS HARBOR PIRATES FROM AN UNLIT FISHING
BOAT IN MADRAS HARBOR BOARDED STONEWALL JACKSON 24 SEPT 89 AT 0200
LOCAL. CREW HELD AT BAY WITH KNIVES, PIRATES STOLE ALUMINUM LADDERS
AND DEPARTED SHIP. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 06/27/1989 |
Reference Number: 1990-1 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
22 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
S/S MALLORY LYKES |
| Description: |
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| GUAYAQUIL EQUADOR. AT 270015Z DEC 1989 DURING
UNDOCKING AT GUAYAQUIL, THE CHANNEL PILOT NOTED PIRATES ALONGSIDE
STARBOARD SIDE STEALING BAGS OF COFFEE INTO A SMALL BOAT. PILOTS
RADIOED POLICE BUT BY THE TIME THEY RESPONDED THE DECK DEPARTMENT
HAD RAN THE PIRATES OFF. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 03/27/1989 |
Reference Number: 1990-8 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
63 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
OYSTER BAY |
| Description: |
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| COLOMBO, SRI LANKA SHIP BOARDED BY PIRATES VIA
ANCHOR CHAIN 27 MAR 89. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 12/18/1988 |
Reference Number: 1990-7 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
24 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
OIL TANKER CHURCHILL |
| Description: |
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| SANTOS BRAZIL UK REGISTERED OIL TANKER
CHURCHILL BOARDED BY THREE PIRATES, CHIEF OFFICER SHOT IN THE LEG.
POLICE INVESTIGATIONS LED TO THREE ARRESTS. TIME OF INCIDENT ON 12
DEC 90 EARLY HOURS. |
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| Date of Occurrence: 04/20/1988 |
Reference Number: 1990-6 |
| Geographical Subregion: |
24 |
| Geographical Location: |
| Aggressor: |
PIRATES |
| Victim: |
SALMONPOOL |
| Description: |
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| SANTOS, BRAZIL THREE ARMED MEN BOARDED SHIP
AND FORCED MASTER TO OPEN SAFE. INCIDENT OCCURED AT 0245 LOCAL 20
APR 88. |
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