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| Chinese freighter hijacked by pirates off Iran |
| 2012-04-06 |
| A Chinese freighter has been hijacked by pirates off southern Iran, the Chinese Embassy in Tehran reported on Friday. The cargo ship, the Xianghuamen, belongs to Nanjing Ocean Shipping Co Ltd in Nanjing, eastern China, the embassy said in a posting on its website. The ship was commandeered Friday morning in the Gulf of Oman near the south Iranian port of Chabahar, the embassy said. The embassy is in touch with Iranian authorities and has asked the government to take all necessary steps to recover the vessel and its crew safely, according to the statement. There were no other details, including the number of pirates or crew members. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 You know, there were Jewish pirates. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2012-04-06 23:22 |
| #5 I imagine they would have a more secure method of transferring missiles like this: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/12/14/china-is-helping-to-arm-iran-and-sidestep-sanctions-thanks-to-assist-from-north/ |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2012-04-06 14:45 |
| #4 Wonder what it was freighting? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-04-06 13:49 |
| #3 Some interesting points here: Not clear if this was in international waters or the territorial waters of Iran. It looks like it might be within waters. If so, NOT a good pirate move. Plus with China -- they need to step up their pirate game a bit. Again, not a good idea for the Pirates -plus they picked on a "friend " of Iran. My bet - pirates will lose this one. |
| Posted by: Northern Cousin 2012-04-06 13:36 |
| #2 'Pirates', eh? |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2012-04-06 12:36 |
| #1 Not a smart move by the pirates. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2012-04-06 11:41 |