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Somali pirates seize super tanker
Mogadishu :: Somalia | about 8 hours ago
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The Greek-owned Maran Centaurus was about 1,300km (800 miles) off the coast of Somalia when it was hijacked on Sunday, said the EU Naval task force. The ship weighs some 300,000 tonnes and is believed to be one of the largest yet seized by Somali pirates.
Tags: Somalia, pirates seize, oil tanker, Associated Press Somali, Saudi Arabia, super tanker, seize greeks, maran centaurus, United States, Seychelles, Mogadishu, Piracy in Somalia, Piracy, Gulf of Aden, October 28 2007 incident off Somalia, MV Sirius Star, Politics, War Conflict, Hobyo, Somali people, Transport in Somalia, Eyl, Galmudug, MV Golden Nori, MV Stolt Strength
Panama ship hijacked off Somalia
Mumbai :: India | about 1 month ago
Credibility Pirates also opened fire on Italian vessel Jolly Rosso as it was sailing north of the Seychelles, she said on Thursday, adding the 32,000-tonne carrier 'managed to evade the pirates at 18 knots'. Somali basin was eight hours away from the Al Khaliq when...
Tags: Seychelles Coast Guard, MV Al Khaliq, Somalia, Indians, african coast, European Union Naval Force, east african, pirates seize
Somali pirates seize Chinese ship
Mogadishu :: Somalia | about 1 month ago
Credibility The De Xin Hai, which was transporting coal, was seized early on Monday in the Indian Ocean, about 1,100km (700 miles) east of the Somali coast. The hijacking is believed to have been the first time a ship has been seized between the Seychelles and Maldives.
Tags: Somalia, Indian Ocean, China, De Xin Hai, European Union, cargo ship, pirates seize, spokesman ma, Foreign Ministry, Ma Zhaoxu
Pirates seize small Dutch ship
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 6 months ago
Credibility Somali pirates seized a small Dutch ship on Thursday in the Gulf of Aden, the latest hijacking in one of the world's busiest and most dangerous waterways, a Western diplomat said. There were no immediate details on the number of crew or their nationalities.
Tags: Eastern Somalia, US Navy, Gulf of Aden, U.S. Navy, pirates seize, Lewis, Clark, seafarers assistance, Andrew Mwangura, navy ship
Italy cruise ship fires on Somali pirates
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 7 months ago
Credibility Civilian shipping and passenger ships have generally avoided arming crewmen or hiring armed security for reasons of safety, liability and compliance with the rules of the different countries where they dock. Saturday's exchange of fire was one of the...
Tags: Yemeni, cruise ship, Somaliland, oil tanker, Somalia, pirates attack, ship attack, Gulf of Aden, pirates seize
Somali pirates seize two more ships
Nairobi :: Kenya | 7 months ago
Credibility Andrew Mwangura, program coordinator for the Seafarers' Assistance Program in Kenya, said on Monday that a British-owned cargo ship and a Taiwanese fishing vessel were the latest ships falling prey to pirates who operate along the Gulf of Aden by the...
Tags: Somalia, Somali Pirates Kidnap Vessel, cargo ship, Gulf of Aden, Malaspina Castle, pirates seize, Africa, Indian Ocean, owns cargo, European Union
Somali pirates seize German ship
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 7 months ago
Credibility Somali pirates have seized a 20,000 tonne German container vessel in their latest attack on commercial shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean, a regional maritime group said on Sunday. Heavily armed gangs from the lawless Horn of Africa nation hijacked dozens...
Tags: Somalia, Africa Star, cargo ship, Gulf of Aden, pirates seize, pirates opened, zim ship, pirates attack, opened fired
Somali pirates hijack 2 tankers off Somalia
Brussels :: Belgium | 8 months ago
Credibility The European Union says two European-owned chemical tankers have been hijacked off the Somali coastline in the past 24 hours. A statement by the bloc's naval headquarters in Northwood, Britain, says a 9,000-ton Greek-owned vessel with 19 crew members...
Tags: Somalia, pirates seize, filipinos seamen, european tanker, chemical tanker, Department of Foreign Affairs, owned tanker, filipinos seafarers, Hobyo, Philippine Embassy
Pirates seize Greek ship off Somalia
Athens :: Greece | 8 months ago
Credibility Pirates have struck again, this time capturing a Greek cargo ship in waters off Somalia on Thursday evening, a Greek government spokesman said. The ship was seized in the Gulf of Aden on its way to South Korea with a load of iron, an official with Greece's...
Tags: cargo ship, Gulf of Aden, Somalia, South Korea, Black Sea, Merchant Marine Ministry, flag cargo, pirates seize
Pirates seize ship off Somalia coast
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 9 months ago
Credibility Pirates seized the Maltese-flagged cargo ship Saldanha, with 22 crew, off Somalia." He added that the vessel, loaded with coal, was sailing to Slovenia. Piracy off Somalia, one of the world's busiest shipping areas, and other coasts of Africa has increased...
Tags: MV Saldanha, Somalia, HMS Northumberland, pirates seize, BBC
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