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Koreadays
Joined: 20 May 2008
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 Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:07 pm Post subject: irates seize S.Korean-run ship in Indian Ocean |
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SEOUL (AFP) � Suspected Somali pirates hijacked a South Korean-operated cargo ship with 21 crew on board in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, South Korean and European officials said.
The chemical tanker was carrying eight South Koreans, two Indonesians, and 11 crew from Myanmar when it was seized in the waters between Oman and India, officials said.
The ship is owned by a Norwegian company and operated by South Korea's Samho Shipping, based in the southern port city of Busan, according to the European Union's anti-piracy mission.
It was 350 nautical miles southeast of the port of Muscat, Oman when it was taken, the EU NAVFOR mission said in a statement, adding that no further details about the attack were available.
"The current location of the freighter remains unknown," a South Korean foreign ministry source told AFP.
The vessel, named Samho Jewelry, was sailing from the United Arab Emirates towards Sri Lanka when it was hijacked, Seoul's Yonhap news agency said.
The size of the ship was not immediately clear. The South Korean source said it was a 10,000-tonne vessel, but the EU naval mission said it weighed 19,609 tonnes.
The hijacking came about two months after a supertanker used by the same South Korean shipping company was released by Somali pirates, having been held for seven months.
The 300,000-tonne Samho Dream and its 24 crew -- five South Koreans and 19 Filipinos -- were released only after a ransom reported as a record $9 million was given to the pirates in a helicopter air drop.
Piracy has surged in the waters off lawless Somalia in recent years, and international warships patrol the area in an effort to clamp down on the problem.
After the latest hijacking, pirates now hold 29 vessels and 693 hostages off the coast of Somalia. |
I don't get it... I mean everyone knows these waters are dangerous
the last tanker which was hijacked the ransom was 9 million dollars.
I mean why don't companies just pay some Private company to escort the tankers through Samalia?
I mean they would probably do it for less than 1 million dollars.. have a couple battle ships with guys armed to the teeth and they could escort 4 or 5 vessels through at a time to reduce the costs for the shipping companies...
seems like a lot of money to be made by private security contractors.. |
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johnnyrook
Joined: 08 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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Leslie Cheswyck
Joined: 31 May 2003
Location: University of Western Chile
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| Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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I guess someone took a P. |
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toadkillerdog
Joined: 11 Nov 2009
Location: Daejeon. ROK
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:13 am Post subject: |
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| Q Ships. |
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Space Bar
Joined: 20 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:16 am Post subject: |
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| Leslie Cheswyck wrote: |
| johnnyrook wrote: |
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I guess someone took a P. |
On their foot? |
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grandpa
Joined: 19 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:43 am Post subject: |
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"Somalia�s coastline has been used as a dumping ground for other countries nuclear and hazardous wastes for many years as a result of the long civil war and, thus, the inability of the authorities to police shipments or handle the wastes."
[Source: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2005/unep268.doc.htm ]
"In a 45-minute interview, Mr. Sugule spoke on everything from what the pirates wanted (�just money�) to why they were doing this (�to stop illegal fishing and dumping in our waters�) ..."
[Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/world/africa/01pirates.html?_r=1 ]
I'm guessing asking corporations to stop illegal fishing and dumping didn't work, so the "pirates" are hitting them hard in the pocketbook. |
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goniff
Joined: 31 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:09 am Post subject: |
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| wouldn't fancy "walking the plank" in these shark infested waters! |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: the eye
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Gotta luv how a couple of dudes with home-made guns can jump aboard a tanker the size of an aircraft carrier and make themselves an easy 10 millon US$.
Arrrr! |
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