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In a report on the BBC's web page, a ship used in the Pirates of the Caribbean film trilogy has been raided while docked in Scotland! This is the second time this week something related to that film has made the news. In the other indecent, a parrot used in the films attacked a couple of police officers when they tried to arrest it's owner for driving while her driving privileges were revoked!

'Pirates' ship looted in Scotland

A tall ship used in the Pirates of the Caribbean film trilogy has been raided while docked in Scotland.

Thieves targeted HMS Bounty while she was berthed at Custom House Quay in Greenock, Inverclyde, at about 0410 BST on Saturday.

A sum of cash between £50 and £100 was taken, along with several items of clothing with the Bounty's insignia.

A survival suit, book, life ring and an American flag were also stolen. These were later recovered nearby.

Police have appealed for anyone with information about the theft to come forward.

HMS Bounty is a replica of the original Bounty, famous for its ill-fated trip to Tahiti and the West Indies in 1789.

A mutiny took place during the expedition, which saw Captain William Bligh and 18 crewmen set adrift.

The replica was built in 1962 for the film Mutiny on the Bounty, starring Marlon Brando.

You can read the full story here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8254295.stm


28.08.2009: 1950 UTC: Ciwandan port, Indonesia.

While berthed, four robbers armed with knives boarded the vessel from a motor boat. They attempted to open the door to the engine room. Duty watchman noticed them and raised alarm. On seeing the alert crew, the robbers jumped overboard and escaped. Authorities informed.


07.09.2009: 0600 UTC: Posn: 03:53.50N – 006:47.50E, Bonny river, Nigeria.

About nine pirates heavily armed with automatic weapons in a speedboat boarded an offshore tug while underway. The pirates robbed crew personal belongings and escaped.


09.09.2009: 0330 LT: Posn: 22:10.6N – 091:46.4E: Chittagong ‘C’ anchorage: Bangladesh.

Duty watchmen on an anchored vessel noticed a speed boat come alongside. Two robbers armed with long knives boarded. Alarm raised and crew alerted. Robbers stole ship’s stores and escaped. Authorities informed but no response.


04.09.2009: 1902 UTC: Posn: 03:48.03N – 009:25.04E: Douala, near buoy no. B3, Cameroon.

Armed robbers in two skiffs, approached a LPG tanker restricted in her ability to manoeuvre. One skiff managed to throw a hook and line over the vessel. The alert crew raised the alarm, switched on the deck lights and mustered. Seeing alert crew the robbers aborted and moved away. Later the Master heard over the VHF that armed robbers had assaulted the crew and looted another vessel. The robbers had jammed the VHF signal for the duration of the attack.


05.09.2009: 1610 UTC: Posn: 02:03.8N – 045:30.65E: Mogadishu anchorage: Somalia.

Ten heavily armed robbers in two speedboats opened fire at a general cargo ship carrying out repairs to her engines at anchorage. Crew threw molotov cocktails and signal rockets at the speedboats. One crew injured. Vessel sustained damages.


04.09.2009: 2100 LT: Mamonal inner anchorage, Colombia.

Robbers boarded a product tanker at anchor, unnoticed, and stole ship’s property and escaped. Duty crew observed the padlock of the forward store broken and raised the alarm. Crew mustered and searched the area and found traces of bare feet on deck. Coast guard informed and they came for investigation.
You can find the ICC's Live Piracy Report here :
http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=table&tableid=70&calculations=0&Itemid=82
 
How could it be worth the risk of getting caught to steal so little from the Bounty? Seems like more risk than it was worth. xD:
 
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