At about 430 pin, when. Just pat Plover Buoy, a three-moisted: junk was seen approaching and On. nearing the Margaret Moller, her' registerd number, 0754, was clearly. visible board. 'Shots' were fired at the Brit ish tug, then. travelling at about 4 knots due to her heavy load, ant several hit the ship.
The captain of the Moller tue. however, decided to make a race for it and increased his speed. Whether or not the Margaret "Moller would have out-distanced the: pirate funk 'a matter of opinion,.but the two towed Junks suddenly, broke too Exactly. what happened.to- them rot quite clear; some say. that Tope broke and they were then exp tured by the pintes, others that they voluntarily east loose and joined Juak The Margaret Moller was able increase her speed. She endeavoured to contact HIS, Cricket, which on duty in the neighbourhood, but falled to do s0. She managed to touch with the Shanghai amice a the company, however, which diately communicated' with H.MS Birmingham, which in turn advisd the Cricket. The Moller tug, how. over, was safe from the pirates ant earn Into port in good order.
"According: to. a Chinese report, tht pirates boarded the boats, in tow a isin Dablay, diogulsed as passengers As the Hain Dablay was returning Shanghai at 4 pin. on Thursday, the pirates made their identities knows Ind opened fire. The boats were soo cut off from Hsin Dahlay which Fived here yesterday morning. What happened on the boats could, not ascertained here yesterday.
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