THIS WILL BE THEIR COMMAND POST. JUST LIKE THAT DUDE ON THE OIL TANKER
IN THE MOVIE "WATER WORLD"
Somali pirates hijack oil tanker
Mogadishu, Somalia
01 April 2006 09:30
Somali pirates seized an oil tanker soon after it had offloaded its
cargo of fuel at a southern Somalia port, an official and witness said
on Friday.
The pirates so far have made no demands since hijacking the United Arab
Emirates-registered MT Lombigo on Tuesday near Adale, about 150km north
of the capital, Mogadishu, said Ali Beere Adow, an official of El Ade
port.
The MT Lombigo, which carries a Panamanian flag and had a crew of 32
Filipinos, had offloaded its cargo at El Ade port, Adow said.
"About 20 armed pirates on two speedboats attacked the tanker and then
scaled it. After 10 minutes I could see the tanker commandeered to the
high seas," said Jimale Kaahin, a fisherman who said he witnessed the
hijacking.
He spoke to The Associated Press on a two-way radio, a common means of
communication in Somalia.
Somalia has had no coast guard or navy since 1991, when warlords ousted
the dictator and then turned on each other.
Piracy on Somali waters steeply increased last year, with the number of
incidents rising to 35, compared with only two in 2004, according to
the International Maritime Bureau.
The increase in piracy included first-time attacks on vessels carrying
food aid for Somalis, hindering United Nations efforts to provide
relief to drought victims. Pirates also have attacked a cruise ship.
On March 15, the UN Security Council encouraged naval forces operating
off Somalia to take action against suspected piracy.
In the past two months, US naval ships have confronted two groups of
pirates, killing one person and injuring five others. One group of
pirates the US navy confronted is now facing trial in neighbouring
Kenya. -- Sapa-AP
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20 Apr 2006 04:10:10 PM |
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On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 06:32:54 -0700, ***** you wrote:
THIS WILL BE THEIR COMMAND POST. JUST LIKE THAT DUDE ON THE OIL TANKER
IN THE MOVIE "WATER WORLD"
Somali pirates hijack oil tanker
Mogadishu, Somalia
01 April 2006 09:30
Somali pirates seized an oil tanker soon after it had offloaded its
cargo of fuel
Can we assume they went to the "special" pirates school?
Woods
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