Topic: Mv Sirius Star
On November 17, 2008, the U.S. Navy announced that the Sirius Star , a Saudi -owned supertanker loaded with crude oil, had been hijacked by Somali pirates. 25 crew members were aboard the ship, which was sailing under a Liberian flag.The ...
Somali pirates have captured a small Saudi tanker and its crew of 14 in the Gulf of Aden, a Kenyan maritime official said Wednesday.The MT Al Nisr Al Saudi, a 5,136 deadweight-tonne tanker, was seized Monday with its Greek captain ...
Somali pirates on Monday freed the Greek supertanker Maran Centaurus, its owners said, after a plane dropped a ransom of seven million dollars in cash on deck.Pirates said two of their gang were killed in a clash over the share-out of ...
Somali pirates freed the Greek supertanker Maran Centaurus, one of the largest ships ever hijacked, after a plane dropped a record ransom on the deck.The ransom sparked a deadly feud within the group of pirates, delaying the release of the ship ...
Somali pirates freed the Greek supertanker Maran Centaurus, one of the largest ships ever hijacked, after a plane dropped more than five million dollars in ransom on the deck.The ransom sparked a deadly feud within the group of pirates delaying the ...
The article discusses the effort of the international community to stop piracy off the Somali coast. The November 15, 2008, hijacking of the Saudi-owned supertanker Sirius Star and its $100 million cargo is called the greatest pirate feat in history, and led ...
From parachuted bundles of dollar bills to suitcases of cash transiting through east African capitals, there are many ways to deliver ransoms to Somalia's modern-day buccaneers.The payment of the ransom is the most critical time in the hijacking of a ...
Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula on Monday condemned the payment of a ransom to free a Saudi tanker from Somali pirates and insisted his country would pay nothing to free a Ukrainian ship carrying weapons to Kenya. Paying encourages criminal acts and ...
Somali pirate's body washes ashore with $153,000; relatives search for 4 other dead piratesThe body of a Somali pirate who drowned just after receiving a huge ransom washed onshore with $153,000 in cash, a resident said Sunday, as the ...
The Saudi oil supertanker captured by Somali pirates took to sea Saturday, a minister said, after being released for a suspected multi-million-dollar ransom by its captors, six of whom drowned in the operation.The owner of the Sirius Star, Vela International, confirmed ...
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Netherlands Somalia Piracy Tanker Hijacked
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South Korea Piracy Tanker Hijacked
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CORRECTION PIRACY
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