Thursday, April 16, 2009

Somalia: Horn of Africa Pirates Hijack Four More Vessels

Monday and overnight into Tuesday morning pirates operating off the coast of Somalia hijacked at least four more vessels. The first two ships taken Monday are Egyptian fishing trawlers. They were seized in the Gulf of Aden. Then very early Tuesday morning the Greek-owned, St. Vincent and the Grenadines-flagged MV Irene E.M. was captured in the Gulf of Aden. This was followed a few hours later by the Togo-flagged MV Sea Horse being taken about 89 miles off the coast of Somalia.

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By Planet Data

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