Seems like a lot of security for "nothing".
Oct. 30, 2003
South Korea tipped off about al Qaeda ship
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/031030/80/ecknk.html We have been investigating the ship on the suspicion that members of al Qaeda may try to enter South Korea but we couldn't find any evidence to prove the suspicion," the official said.
"The authority decided not to allow the crew to leave the ship and we will strengthen port security in case some al Qaeda member tries to do something terrible."
The newspaper named the ship as the Athena, sailing from New Zealand.
Another ship story -- unrelated, but we never found out what was in the suitcase, or what really killed the sailor.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2985453.stm Anthrax ruled out in ship death
Medical officials in Brazil have ruled out anthrax as the cause of an Egyptian sailor's death.
It was feared that seaman Ibrahim Saved Soliman Ibrahim had been exposed to anthrax after an autopsy indicated the presence of the poison.
He found dead in his cabin on the ship Wadi al Arab on April 11, a few days after arriving in Brazil by plane from Cairo.
But, after conducting a second examination and doing tests on the ship, officials in Brazil and Canada found no evidence of anthrax - although they say they still do not know what killed the sailor.
The vessel was shipping a cargo of bauxite from Brazil to Canada and quarantine measures - imposed by Canada after it received word of the possible anthrax-related death - have now been lifted.
A first autopsy found the sailor had suffered from vomiting, internal bleeding and multiple organ failure, but also discovered an indication of anthrax.
This prompted speculation that a suitcase he was given in Cairo and asked to deliver to someone in Canada may have held the substance.
Seems like a lot of security for "nothing". Roger. Thanks for the ping.
"The Coast Guard brought in two boats from Seattle's maritime safety security team..." [tubavil: That's SWAT, see http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/attack/77060_patrol03.shtml ]
Search of ship finds nothing abnormaljust some illegal aliens who were prompty put on medicaid, unemployment, given wic checks and housing, drivers licenses and registered to vote as dims..