A giant Saudi oil tanker seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean is nearing the coast of Somalia, the US Navy says.
The Sirius Star is the biggest tanker ever to be hijacked, with a cargo of 2m barrels - a quarter of Saudi Arabia's daily output - worth more than $100m.
The vessel was captured in what the navy called an "unprecedented" attack 450 nautical miles (830km) off the Kenyan coast on Saturday.
Its international crew of 25, including two Britons, is said to be safe.
The ship's operator, Vela International, said a response team had been mobilised to work towards ensuring the safe release of vessel and crew.
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The Sirius Star is the biggest tanker ever to be hijacked, with a cargo of 2m barrels - a quarter of Saudi Arabia's daily output - worth more than $100m.
The vessel was captured in what the navy called an "unprecedented" attack 450 nautical miles (830km) off the Kenyan coast on Saturday.
Its international crew of 25, including two Britons, is said to be safe.
The ship's operator, Vela International, said a response team had been mobilised to work towards ensuring the safe release of vessel and crew.
For Complete Article, Click On Link Below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7734733.stm
2 comments:
Say, now that is an article of timely local interest for sure.
So much for "views from the northwest coast of Oregon"
You can tell the person who runs this site isn't a local or an Oregonian. Nobody say's "the northwest coast" of Oregon. Northwest Coast? Is that so people wont mistake it for the Southwest coast, the Southeast or Northeast Coast????
Anonymous said...
Say, now that is an article of timely local interest for sure.
So much for "views from the northwest coast of Oregon"
You can tell the person who runs this site isn't a local or an Oregonian. Nobody say's "the northwest coast" of Oregon. Northwest Coast? Is that so people wont mistake it for the Southwest coast, the Southeast or Northeast Coast????
Thanks for reading that piece and thabnks for visiting.
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