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| Pirates Seize MV Voc Daisy, 21 Crew |
| 2010-04-24 |
| Story says current count of pirate owned ships and crew is up to 24 ships with about 400 crew Suspected Somali pirates have seized a Liberian-owned bulk carrier with 21 crew members, all of them Filipino. The European Union's anti-piracy force says the ship, the MV Voc Daisy, was hijacked Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Oman. It says the ship's crew contacted security forces before four pirates carrying assault rifles and a rocket-propelled grenade stormed on board and seized control. The EU force says it has confirmed that all 21 crew members are safe. |
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