Live Piracy Report
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2014
IMB Live Piracy Map 2012
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%am %b 05 2014
Bulk Carrier
Berth No.2, Freetown Port
Boarded
05.05.2014: 0320 LT: Posn: 08:29.4N - 013:13.3W, Berth No.2, Freetown Port, Sierra Leone.
Five robbers armed with knives in a boat approached a berthed bulk carrier. Two robbers boarded the ship and took hostage the duty cadet on rounds. They then cut off and stole the aft mooring ropes before releasing the cadet and escaping. On being released the cadet informed the duty officer who raised the alarm.
Five robbers armed with knives in a boat approached a berthed bulk carrier. Two robbers boarded the ship and took hostage the duty cadet on rounds. They then cut off and stole the aft mooring ropes before releasing the cadet and escaping. On being released the cadet informed the duty officer who raised the alarm.
05-05-2014