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Pirates capture mystery weapons ship
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David Osler - Lloyd's List
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last modified
Nov 10, 2009 12:04 PM
Somali pirates may now have their hands on short- and medium-range missiles, after the capture of a mystery vessel laden with weapons yesterday morning, according to private security sources in the Gulf of Aden.
Nick Davis of the UK-based Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre identified the vessel as Al Mizan, a name which does not appear on either the Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit or Equasis databases.
This may suggest that the ship, reportedly flagged in the...
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