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NATO forces re-capture hijacked bulker
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Richard Meade - Lloyd's List
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Feb 08, 2010 12:05 PM
Danish marines recaptured a Slovenian-owned bulk carrier on Friday and rescued the ship’s 25 crew, who had locked themselves in a secure room in the accommodation block.
Special forces from the NATO anti-piracy ship, Absalon, stormed the Antigua & Barbuda-flagged, 32,441 dwt Ariella in the early hours of Friday morning, after the ship’s master issued a security alert warning that pirates had boarded her.
The dramatic rescue was the first...
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