South Koreans Pursue Hijacked Tanker: ; Warship Unlikely to Launch Assault Because Vessel Is Carrying Volatile Cargo
Charleston Daily Mail › April 06, 2010
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NAIROBI, Kenya - A supertanker carrying about $160 million of crude oil from Iraq to the United States is believed to have been hijacked by Somali pirates, officials said Monday, the latest high- value bargaining chip for the sea bandits.
Similar seizures of oil supertankers in the waters off the coast of lawless Somalia have yielded ransoms as high as $5.5 million.See the full content of this document
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South Koreans Pursue Hijacked Tanker: ; Warship Unlikely to Launch Assault Because Vessel Is Carrying Volatile Cargo
A South Korean navy destroyer was rushing toward the supertanker, but its highly volatile cargo prevents crews from carrying guns on board or even lighting cigarettes while on deck.
The South Korean-operated 300,000-ton Samho Dr...See the full content of this document
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