This definition thus covers actual or attempted attacks
whether the ship is berthed, at anchor or at sea. Petty thefts are
excluded, unless the thieves are armed."
The 1994 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea defines
piracy as "any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of
depredation, committed by individuals (borne aboard a pirate vessel)
for private ends against a private ship or aircraft (the victim
vessel)." When no "pirate vessel" is involved - for instance, when
criminals embark on a ship and capture it - the legal term is
hijacking.
On July 8, seven pirates, armed with long knives attacked an officer
of a cargo ship berthed in Chittagong port in Bangladesh, snatched
his gold chain and watch and dislocated his arm. This was the third
such attack since the ship dropped anchor in this minacious port.
Three days earlier, in Indonesia, similarly-armed pirates escaped
with the crew's valuables, having tied the hands of the duty
officer. Pirates in small boats stole anodes from the stern of a
bulk carrier in Bangladesh. Others, in Indonesia, absconded with a
life raft.
The pirates of Guyana are either unlucky or untrained. They were
consistently scared off by flares hurled at them and alarms set by
vigilant hands on deck. A Colombian band, riding a high speed boat,
attempted to board a container ship.
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