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| Somali pirates seize Russian oil tanker | |
| 2010-05-06 | |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] A Liberia-flagged oil tanker with 23 crew members aboard has been hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, says the EU's anti-piracy mission. Somali pirates armed with automatic weapons boarded the Moscow University tanker carrying 86,000 tons of crude oil ,worth roughly USD 50 million, Cmdr. John Harbour, a European Union Naval spokesman said on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. According to the ship owner, Novoship, the tanker was sailing to china when the attack occurred on Wednesday, about 800 kilometers east of the Somali coast. Meanwhile, The Marshal Shaposhnikov warship was dispatched to rescue the harassed ship. The European Union's anti-piracy mission in Somalia, NAVFOR, said "armed men in speed boats attacked the tanker at about 8 a.m. Moscow time about 350 nautical miles east of Socatra, Yemen." According to the statement the crew members are all believed to be in good health.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 Unamused. /Will break you |
| Posted by: Mizzou Mafia 2010-05-06 11:14 |
| #10 More ... "The tanker crew (of 23 Russians) had taken refuge in a safe room, disabled the engine and called for help. One of the nearest warships was a Russian frigate with commando detachment on board." |
| Posted by: newc 2010-05-06 10:55 |
| #9 Retaken. |
| Posted by: newc 2010-05-06 10:23 |
| #8 How many digits remained on the captured 10? Fewer than 100, I suspect |
| Posted by: lex 2010-05-06 10:16 |
| #7 AFP says the Rooskies killed one and captured 10. I would have expected those numbers to be reversed. Maybe they were trying for NATOs new "Most Restrained Soldier" award. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2010-05-06 08:11 |
| #6 As of the news this morning Russian Commandos got it back. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-05-06 07:38 |
| #5 both would be preferable .. I would hate to be a Somalian in a Russian gulag knowing my actions caused my village to be destroyed |
| Posted by: Oscar 2010-05-06 07:28 |
| #4 The latter might be more effective, providing the locals realize who did it. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-05-06 07:20 |
| #3 And then the Russians take it back by force and take the pirates back to Moscow for prosecution Alternatively, the Somali village from which the pirates came gets a Spetsnaz visit. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-05-06 06:20 |
| #2 And then the Russians take it back by force and take the pirates back to Moscow for prosecution Good job , showing the west how its done . In retrospect , its embarassing for us really |
| Posted by: Oscar 2010-05-06 05:38 |
| #1 probably not a solid career move. |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2010-05-06 00:22 |