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| Africa Horn | |
| Pirates seize N Korea tanker crew | |
| 2009-11-17 | |
 A chemical tanker with a crew of 28 North Koreans has been hijacked by pirates near Somalia, the European Union's naval force says.The MV Theresa VIII, a Singaporean-operated tanker, was taken in the south Somali Basin, 180 nautical miles north west of the Seychelles. The vessel had been heading for the Kenyan port city of Mombasa, but was diverted north, the naval force said.
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| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 what else could the norks put in an innocent looking chemical tanker, that accidentally (oops) got "hijacked" |
| Posted by: 746 2009-11-17 18:17 |
| #5 It might be. It's a tanker. |
| Posted by: Fred 2009-11-17 15:11 |
| #4 Now if the ship was carrying Kimmie's Hennessy shipment it would really get interesting.. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-11-17 12:18 |
| #3 You have a nasty, suspicious mind, AP, and I wonder if you're right ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-11-17 12:16 |
| #2 Maybe the pirates made a deal with the Norks to get some chemicals, and staged it as a pirate operation. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-11-17 10:42 |
| #1 The pirates ought to be pretty safe. The Norks save the "Sea of Fire" stuff for South Korea and the Americans. |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-11-17 08:41 |