Subscribe to RSS feedPirates repelled in New Year fightback
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Jan 08, 2009 12:00 AM
But the cargoship, Blue Star, and its 28 crew, was less fortunate after being taken by pirates on New Year's Day.
The 1977-built, 7,932 dwt Blue Star , owned by Dubai's Novstar Shipping & Marine Services, was seized in the Gulf of Aden by 15 heavily armed pirates after leaving Aden with 6,000 tonnes of fertiliser.
The 28 crew onboard...
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