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Somali pirates seize Dutch boat with eight crew |
2009-05-08 |
![]() Somali pirate activity has been frenetic in recent weeks, despite an unprecedented international naval deployment in the area intended to deter gangs marauding in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden waters off their coast. Pirates freed a UAE-owned cargo ship freed on Wednesday and captured an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged vessel the day before. They are holding about 18 ships with about 250 hostages, according to local piracy monitoring groups. |
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