Somali Pirates Steal Saudi Supertanker Full Of Crude Oil

somali piratesIn one of their boldest hijacks yet, Somali pirates have seized a massive, Saudi-owned oil supertanker loaded with crude oil and carrying 25 crew members off the Kenyan coast, the U.S. Navy said Monday. The hijacking was the latest in a surge in attacks this year by ransom-hungry Somali pirates and highlighted the vulnerability of even very large ships moving through the area…Source

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Related posts:

  1. South Korea Pays Pirates $9 Million For Release Of Supertanker
  2. Somali Pirates Attack French Naval Vessel, Get Arrested
  3. Calif. Pirates Go For Guinness World Record
  4. Captured Somali pirates arrive in South Korea, charged with hijacking
  5. Pirates free Korean ship after hostages could no longer be fed


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