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So who owned the terminal?

From Seattles KomoTV News:
22 Stowaways Found In Container At Harbor Island

Key points:

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The Rotterdam docked about 9 a.m. Tuesday and was carrying general cargo. Based on the ship's manifest, investigators believe it left Shanghai on March 23, Milne said.

Four days earlier, it was in Hong Kong, and the following day, it was in Yantian, China. After Shanghai, the ship made a stop at Nangbo, China, then Pusan, South Korea, before heading for Seattle, Milne said.

Early Wednesday the stowaways apparently pried open the container, lowered themselves about seven feet to the ground and tried to slip out of the secured terminal area, he said.

About half were discovered by a guard "on a routine security patrol" within the terminal and the other half were spotted trying to get out through Gate 4, Milne said.

Once they were intercepted, "there was no attempt to flee or hide," he said. "They were cooperative."

Port and city police as well as federal authorities established a cordon, checked cars leaving Harbor Island, where the ship docked, and are confident no one who might have been in the container escaped detection, Milne said.

Secure Terminal. Guards. Federal Authorities.

So the shipping company has limited responsibility in the application of security.

UPDATE: And in other Hong Kong News, someone tried to ship out a MIG-29 and was intercepted.

Posted @ April 05, 2006 11:04 AM | Current Affairs