Lite Beer Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Bomb defused from a hijacked tanker found to be a dud BANGKOK: -- The Royal Thai Navy’s bomb demolition squad has successfully defused a bomb planted on the bridge of a hijacked Thai oil tanker but the bomb was found to be a dud minus the explosives. The tanker, Lapin Bangkok, was reported by its captain to have been hijacked by a group of pirates thought to be Indonesia as it was cruising in the Malaysian waters on the night of February 13.The pirates, said to be armed with guns and knives, managed to offload the tanker’s 2,000 tonnes of bunker oil and another five tonnes of disel into their own smaller tankers.But before they fled the scene in speed boats, the pirates planted what was suspected to be a bomb on the bridge of Lapin Bangkok. However, a bomb demolition squad from the Songkhla-based Second Fleet which was rushed to the hijacked vessel at the distress call of the captain on Sunday night was unable to defuse the bomb because of darkness which made the task more risky and difficult.The squad waited until Monday and managed to defuse the bomb which was found to be a dud as there was no explosive inside.Police in Satun province have interrogated the captain and its nine crews. Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/bomb-defused-hijacked-tanker-found-dud -- Thai PBS 2015-02-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just1Voice Posted February 16, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2015 Then, in actuality, they didn't "defuse" anything. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xircal Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Should've just chucked it overboard if it was too dark to defuse it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Anthony5 Posted February 16, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2015 unable to defuse the bomb because of darkness which made the task more risky and difficult. They haven't heard about flash lights yet? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surangw Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 would have been more accurate to say defuzed the situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noitom Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 The pirate didn't want to be bothered wasting time trying to negotiate ransom with Thais. They just straight out offloaded cargo and then to show their appreciation to the Thais planted a bomb to destroy the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koo wallety tourist Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 had though that this issue was solved now that the junta has removed the cib chiefs gang. perhaps others moving into the vacated space. or a relocation of operations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Then, in actuality, they didn't "defuse" anything. My 1st thought also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harada Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 It all sounds a bit sus to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 unable to defuse the bomb because of darkness which made the task more risky and difficult. They haven't heard about flash lights yet? why would you want to photograph it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash999 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 A ton of bunker oil is worth more than $600. That makes it a haul of over US$1.2 million. Would cost a bit go launder that but still a pretty big incentive for pirates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidee Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 i hope they used their 6 million baht bomb sniffers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash999 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 had though that this issue was solved now that the junta has removed the cib chiefs gang. perhaps others moving into the vacated space. or a relocation of operations You do realize that Indonesia is not a province of Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis7 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Even if it was late at night, the bomb detector couldn't iddentify the fact it was a dud? Had to wait till the morning light to realize they were being played?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Even if it was late at night, the bomb detector couldn't iddentify the fact it was a dud? Had to wait till the morning light to realize they were being played?? Why would they need a 'bomb detector' when they knew where the suspected device was? Even though they apparently couldn't see it because it was dark....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FangFerang Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I know this is Thailand, but merchant marine ships in international waters are supposed to have a gps locater, and captains key it to a one button SOS activator. Thai helicopters should have been there long before they could have pumped all that crude oil. I think this hijacking looks suspicious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Should've just chucked it overboard if it was too dark to defuse it. Really? So if it WAS a live bomb with a trembler switch that had gone off, killed the bomb disposal crew and sank the tanker that would be OK by you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I know this is Thailand, but merchant marine ships in international waters are supposed to have a gps locater, and captains key it to a one button SOS activator. Thai helicopters should have been there long before they could have pumped all that crude oil. I think this hijacking looks suspicious. I agree it is highly suspicious! Radio communication difficulties before "hi-jacking" took place - how convenient What a joke about bomb inspection! Give more time for pirates to get away further from scene of alleged "crime". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat6 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 unable to defuse the bomb because of darkness which made the task more risky and difficult. They haven't heard about flash lights yet? why would you want to photograph it? Trying to be clever ?? grow up mate..you are just being a wan*er Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Sometimes i think these stories have inserted within them poor translations or made up content.The way this is written it makes it sound like "We could not work on this in the dark." That comes off as pretty stupid.The reality is, it is wise to wait if possible to work on explosives when ... in the event or an exposion ... the firefighting, evacuations, possible oil spills, etc ... can be managed in the light of day.It is not "We can not turn a wrench in the dark" ... it is pragmatic thinking of "We do not want to manage a ship on fire with causalities in the dead of night."These are stange times when you can of load this way, and actually get away with it. This caper required a lot of planing and logistics, up to and including get away tankers ... wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeThai Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Even if it was late at night, the bomb detector couldn't iddentify the fact it was a dud? Had to wait till the morning light to realize they were being played?? I think it's just enough time for the "pirates" to escape these waters or unload their score... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 unable to defuse the bomb because of darkness which made the task more risky and difficult. They haven't heard about flash lights yet? why would you want to photograph it? Trying to be clever ?? grow up mate..you are just being a wan*er maybe so, but flashlight?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Then, in actuality, they didn't "defuse" anything. If there was a fuse (chemical, mechanical or electrical) but no explosives, then the description would be accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertalaska Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 In the Bangkok Post it said after the hijacking the captain anchored the boat near Koh Tarutao National Park. Excellent choice for a boat load of oil with a potential bomb on board . Slime the best coral reefs in the nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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