Pirates Hijack Libyan-Owned Ship
February 04 2010
Somali pirates have hijacked a Libyan-owned cargo ship flying the North Korean flag, Al Jazeera (Qatar) reports.
The MV Rim, with a crew of 17 Romanians and Libyans, was seized Tuesday outside the transit corridor patrolled by the anti-piracy naval coalition, according to the European Union Naval Force (Navfor).
The cargo ship was captured south of Yemen, according to the Kenya-based Ecoterra, which monitors shipping off Somalia.
The ship was last seen heading towards the...
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