To my estimation HF radio is never boring. While I may not be working rare DX on the ham bands...there is always something to listen to...This is a RTTY intercept from WLO on 8.471 Mhz at 22:46 UTC....RTTY 170Hz shift 45 Baud. This is easily copyable by all ham rtty software
REPORTED ATTACKS RECEIVED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS NIL
SUSPICIOUS SIGHTINGS/INCIDENTS RECEIVED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS NIL
GULF O
F ADEN/EAST AFRICA/ARABIAN SEA/INDIAN OCEAN: ATTACKS HAVE REDUCED BUT THE
THREAT IS STILL PRESENT. PAST ATTACKS ATTRIBUTED BY SOMALI PIRATES REPO
RTED AT
GULF OF ADEN/SOUTHERN RED SEA/BAB EL MANDEB TSS/OFF YEMEN, OF
F OMAN/GULF OF
OMAN/OFF SOMALIA/OFF KENYA/OFF TANZANIA/OFF MOZAMBIQUE/MO
ZAMBIQUE CHANNEL/OFF
MADAGASCAR/OFF SEYCHELLESXOFF WESTERN MALDIVES
/OFF WESTERN INDIA/ARABIAN
SEA/INDIAN OCEAN INCIDENTS OF PIRACY AND ARM
ED ROBBERY REPORTED FOR ABOVE AREAS
FROM 05.12.2016 TO 11.12.2016 NO INCI
DENTS REPORTED TO BE ADDED
SOUTH EAST AND FAR EAST ASIA: INCIDENTS IN
THESE WATERS TEND TO BE LOW LEVEL
ROBBERY INCIDENTS CARRIED OUT BY ROBBE
RS ARMED WITH KNIVES AND AT TIMES GUNS.
THE INCIDENTS ARE CARRIED OU
T MAINLY AT ANCHOR AND DURING THE HOURS OF DARK-
NESS. A NUMBER OF SMALL
PRODUCT TANKERS HIJACKINGS HAD ALSO OCCURRED IN THE
PAST. SHIPS ARE
ADVISED TO MAINTAIN STRICT ANTI PIRACY WATCHES ESPECIALLY AS
THE ROBBER
S/PIRATES TEND TO RETREAT ONCE SPOTTED.
CHINA: TIANJIN / COFEIDIAN - IN
CIDENTS MOSTLY AT ANCHORAGE AREA. INCIDENTS OF
PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY
REPORTED FOR ABOVE AREAS FROM 05.12.2016 TO 11.12.2016
NO INCIDENTS REPOR
TED TO BE ADDED
INDONESIAN PORTS AND WATERS: INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORT
ED OFF TANJUNG PRIOK
(JAKARTA) / BELAWAN / KARIMUN ISLAND / BINTAN
ISLAND / NIPAH / BATU AMPAR /
BATAM / SAMARINDA. BE VIGILANT IN OTHER AR
EAS AS ATTACKS MAY HAVE GONE UNRE-
PORTED. INDONESIAN MARINE POLICE
RECENT ACTIONS HAVE REDUCED SOME ATTACKS IN
SOME LOCATIONS. HOWEVER, SH
IPS ARE ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN VIGILANT UN-
TIL A CLEARER PICTUR
E IS SEEN. INCIDENTS OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY REPORTED
FOR ABOVE AREA
S FROM 05.12.2016 TO 11.12.2016
07.12.2016: 2200 LT: POSN: 00:14.39S -
117:35.09E, MUARA BERAU ANCHORAGE,
SAMARINDA, INDONESIA. DUTY AB O
N ROUTINE ROUNDS ONBOARD AN ANCHORED BULK CAR-
RIER NOTICED THE SKYLIGHT
OF FORECASTLE STORE OPEN AND THE COVER OF THE ANCHOR
CHAIN REMOVED. HE
ALSO SAW TWO ROBBERS IN A SMALL BOAT LEAVING THE VESSEL. THE
AQ IMMEDIATE
LY INFORMED THE DUTY OFFICER WHO RAISED THE ALARM AND CREW MUS-
TERED
. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT SHIPS STORES WERE STOLEN. INCIDEN
T
REPORTED TO THE PORT AUTHORITIES THROUGH THE LOCAL AGENTS.
MALAYSIA TA
NJUNG PIAI - ATTACKS FALLEN BUT SHIPS ADVISED TO REMAIN VIGILANT.
OFF
SABAH: MILITANT ACTIVITIES RESULTING IN A NUMBER OF TUGS/BARGES/FISHI
NG
VESSELS BEING ATTACKED AND CREWS KIDNAPPED. INCIDENTS OF PIRACY AND A
RMED ROB-
BERY REPORTED FOR ABOVE AREAS FROM 05.12.2016 TO 11.12.2016
NO INCIDENTS RE-
PORTED TO BE ADDED
MALACCA STRAITS: ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER
OF ATTACKS HAS DROPPED DUE TO INCREASE AND
AGGRESSIVE PATROLS BY THE L
ITTORAL STATES AUTHORITIES, VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO
CONTINUE TO REMAIN VIG
ILANT WHILE TRANSITING THESE WATERS. INCIDENTS OF PIRACY
AND ARMED ROBBE
RY REPORTED FOR ABOVE AREAS FROM 05.12.2016 TO 11.12.2016 NO IN-
CIDENTS
REPORTED TO BE ADDED
SINGAPORE STRAITS SHIPS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN VIGIL
ANT. ATTACK / INCIDENTS
OCCURRED NORMALLY AT NIGHT. INCIDENTS OF PI
RACY AND ARMED ROBBERY REPORTED FOR
ABOVE AREAS FROM 05.12.2016 TO 11.12.
2016 NO INCIDENTS REPORTED TO BE ADDED
SOUTH CHINA SEA: OFF TIOMAN ISLAN
D / PULAU AUR, MALAYSIA / OFF MANGKAI ISLAND /
NATUNA ISLAND /ANAMBAS ISL
AND / SUBI BESAR. NO RECENT INCIDENTS REPORTED HOWEV-
ER IN THE RECENT PA
ST VESSELS HAVE BEEN HIJACKED PARTICULARLY GAS OIL/DIESEL
TANKERS. VE
SSELS ADVISED TO BE VIGILANT WHILE TRANSITING THESE WATERS. INCI-
DENTS
OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY REPORTED FOR ABOVE AREAS FROM 05.12.2016 T
O
11.12.2016 NO INCIDENTS REPORTED TO BE ADDED
VIETNAM INCREASED IN ATT
ACKS AT VUNG TAU INCIDENTS OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY
REPORTED FOR ABOVE
AREAS FROM 05.12.2016 TO 11.12.2016 NO INCIDENTS REPORTED TO
BE ADDED
I
NDIAN SUB-CONTINENT
BANGLADESH (CHITTAGONG ANCHORAGES AND APPROACHES):
ROBBERS TARGETTING SHIPS AT
ANCHOR OR PRRTO ANCPOR. INCIDENTS OF
PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY REPORTED
FOR ABOVE AREAS FROM 05.12.2016 TO 11.
12.2016 NO INCIDENTS REPORTED TO BE ADDED
INDIA SIKKA AND KANDLA - SHIPS
ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN VIGILANT. INCIDENTS OF
PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBER
Y REPORTED FOR ABOVE AREAS FROM 05.12.2016 TO 11.12.2016
NO INCIDENTS REP
ORTED TO BE ADDED
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SWITCHING TO SITOR FEC MODE B BROADCAST......
WLO can be found on 8,741 Mhz broadcasting in RTTY and SITOR mode B.
