Shipping news
Piracy remains a problem
They may not be flying the traditional ' skull-and-crossbones flag nowadays, but pirates are posing a serious problem to shipping, especially in the South China Sea. according to Lloyd's Register of Shipping. A top-level meeting recently in Geneva decided to launch a major campaign against piracy in the area, which was described as a “growing menace." There has been an increasing number, of commercial ships which haver reported serious incidents involving pirates over the last few months and there are serious fears that their activities might be extended. Three major oil companies, at • least, have issued urgent warn- • ings to their tanker fleets about tne increasing danger of pirate attacks in Singapore's Phillip Channel.
Vessels owned or chartered by Mobil. Shell, and British Petroleum. have been among the victims of pirate attacks within the last month and the oil companies are looking at the matter as a threat which might be encountered on a world-wide One of the more recent incidents involved the ■ Shell chartered vessel Mammoth Monarch which was boarded last month by pirates while she was proceeding through Phillip Chapnel at a speed of about 12 knots. • , ARRIVALS Coastal Trader (8.6 a.m.) 2500, Auckland (S.C.N.Z.). . Akhilles (2.48 p.m.) 2654, sea (Scales). . DEPARTURES Amokura (2.26 p.m.) 19.867. Bluff (U.M.S.). Coastal Trader (8.30 p.m.) 2500. Dunedin (S.C.N.Z.). • EXPECTED ARRIVALS t Union Hobart. Dndn. 7 a.m. today [ (No. 2 West). | Coastal Trader. Dndn. tomorrow. Union Hobart. Wgtn. Oct 22. | Kwangsi. Auck, Oct 23. Athenian Reefer, Auck. Oct 24. Athlon. Napier. Oct 24. Kuaka. Wgtn. Oct 25. Coastal Trader. Auck. Oct 26. Austral Envoy. Wgtn. Oct 27. Union Lyttelton. Wgtn. Oct 28. United ’ Pioneer. Mizushima. Japan. Oct 28. Coastal Trader. Dndn. Oct 28. Botany .Bay. Wgtn. Oct 29. Waita’ki. Sydney. Oct 29. Anco Entente. Panama. Oct 30. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Union Hobart. Wgtn. today. Maungatea. Napier, today. Coastal Trader. Auck. tomorrow Wild Marlin. Napier, Oct 24. Kwangsi. Tauranga, Oct 24. Kuaka. Dndn. Oct 25.
Coastal Trader. Dndn. Oct' 26. Athenian Reefer. Timaru, Oct 26. Athlon. Tauranga. Oct 26. Austral Envoy. Wgtn. Oct 27. Coastal Trader. Auck. Oct 28. Botanv Bay. Jeddah. Oct 29. Union'Lyttelton. Dunedin. Oct 29. Anco Entente, Wgtn. Oct 30. VESSELS IN PORT Wild Marlin. No. 3 West.
Maungatea. No. 4 WeSt. Northern Tide. Dry dock. Akhilles. Oil Wharf.
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