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Message: <blockquote data-quote="projectdaedalus" data-source="post: 548690" data-attributes="member: 8846">Newspaper ArticleEric Daedalus discovered this article in the January 7th edition of the New York Post and thought he would pass it along...++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++FIREFIGHT AT BROOKLYN MARINE DOCKSby Annabelle ReddingSunday afternoon, Port Authority Police responded to reports of shots being fired at the Brooklyn Port Authority Marine Terminal.  According to Max McClaskey of the Port Authority Police, several reports came from the area of Pier 8, near the Port Authority offices."We received at least three individual reports of shots being fired, one that indicated an explosion aboard a ship moored at Pier 8," said McClaskey at a press conference Monday morning.According to Robin Saeger of the Port Authority, there was only one ship moored at Pier 8 over the weekend.  This ship, the Turkamen Star, of Cypriot registry, was due to leave port on Sunday, but had been delayed for unknown reasons.  Saeger confirmed that the Turkamen Star had arrived in New York from Cyprus on January 2, 2003.William Portley, lead detective investigating the incident, described other strange events reported over the weekend at Pier 8, perhaps indicating that more investigation would be forthcoming."We have had other reports of shots fired over the weekend," Portley confirmed, "including a few explosions and possibly the theft and/or vandalism of a forklift.""The Turkamen Star has not left the Brooklyn PA Marine Terminal pending the outcome of our investigation.  We have requested that the captain remain in the U.S. for further questioning," Det. Portley said at a press conference on Monday morning.When asked about a possible hijacking attempt, Det. Portley replied, "We have no reason to believe that any attempt was made to overpower the ship for hijacking purposes.  The evidence we have collected thus far does not support a hijacking motive."The ship's captain, Ibrahim al-Hakim, of Turkey, was not available for questioning.  Police reports indicate al-Hakim was found locked inside a storage cabin aboard the Turkamen Star, his hands bound with police-style zip handcuffs.  Port Authority Police had no comment about al-Hakim or his crew.Melissa Ryberg, of the Port Authority Police Information Center, allowed journalists access to the Turkamen Star's manifest.  According to the documents filed with the Port Authority, the ship left Cyprus, sailed the Mediterranean, across the Atlantic, landing first in Baltimore, and then onto New York City.  The only cargo listed on the manifest is "passengers".Another ship, the Beulah Marks, a container ship, was moored at Pier 8 on Friday and Saturday.  The captain of the Beulah Marks, Denny Stout, reported that vandals or thieves may have boarded his ship Friday night.  Several dock workers reported seeing people board the Beulah Marks, but that those people were there for a very short time.  Capt. Stout indicated that he was not under investigation.While it is not entirely unusual for a passenger ship to dock at Pier 8, the Brooklyn Marine Terminal is mostly used for cargo container ships since the opening of more modern passenger facilities in the 1970s.</blockquote>

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