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        "id": 1410615,
        "msgid": "lingering-piracy-1447893297",
        "date": "1999-11-25 00:00:00",
        "title": "Lingering piracy",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Lingering piracy The interception of a pirated ship, Alondra Rainbow, by the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard after it was spotted on the west coast by a Dornier aircraft is indeed a remarkable achievement. It is a demonstration of the state of alertness which made it possible for the Navy to guess correctly that the ship had been pirated when it saw that it had been painted afresh, obviously to obliterate its having been registered earlier as MV Mega Rama.",
        "content": "<p>Lingering piracy<\/p>\n<p>The interception of a pirated ship, Alondra Rainbow, by the<br>\nIndian Navy and the Coast Guard after it was spotted on the west<br>\ncoast by a Dornier aircraft is indeed a remarkable achievement.<br>\nIt is a demonstration of the state of alertness which made it<br>\npossible for the Navy to guess correctly that the ship had been<br>\npirated when it saw that it had been painted afresh, obviously to<br>\nobliterate its having been registered earlier as MV Mega Rama. In<br>\nthis case of piracy, the ship was hijacked by a 17-member crew,<br>\nwho are suspected to be Indonesians, from the crew of fifteen who<br>\nwere in charge of the ship.<\/p>\n<p>The sensational story of the Rainbow is an astonishing<br>\nreminder that such daring piracy is still flourishing and has not<br>\nbecome history as many might have thought. Pirates are still very<br>\nmuch in business in view of the fact that the International<br>\nMaritime Bureau runs a Piracy Reporting Center (RPC) based in<br>\nKuala Lumpur to keep track of those sailing in pursuit of loot on<br>\ninternational waters.<\/p>\n<p>The setting up of the RPC by the International Maritime Bureau<br>\nat Kuala Lumpur was intended to keep the pirates on the run and<br>\nnab them. It offers round-the-clock reports on suspicious craft<br>\nmovements on the high seas and its hot line gives prompt advice<br>\nto ships in the region to increase their speed when it suspects<br>\nthe presence of pirates in their vicinity. An effective<br>\nantipiracy step recommended by the RPC is that the ships should<br>\nwaggle their sterns -- the deliberate adoption of irregular and<br>\nunsteady movements -- making it difficult for pirates to board<br>\nthem in mid-sea. The RPC has also drawn the attention of the<br>\nnavies and the coast guards to how the pirated ships are becoming<br>\nexposed to detection because of the repainting of the vessels<br>\ndone in haste and their new names being misspelt. The Indian Navy<br>\nshould take full advantage of these and other steps initiated by<br>\nthe RPC and remain on its guard against piracy on the high seas.<\/p>\n<p>-- The Hindu, New Delhi<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lingering-piracy-1447893297",
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