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Iraqi nationals taken off oil tanker near Philadelphia
Washington Times ^
| 3/25/03
| Audrey Hudson
Posted on 03/25/2003 12:08:09 AM PST by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:01:58 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The U.S. Coast Guard removed two Iraqi-national crew members from an oil tanker it boarded in the Delaware Bay and are holding them in an undisclosed location.
The Qatar-flagged, 880-foot tanker is anchored at the Coastal Eagle Point Facility, a refinery across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, and remains under armed control of the Coast Guard, which boarded the ship last week.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aldawha; coastaleaglepoint; coastguard; delawarebay; delawareriver; detainees; iraq; libertyshield; oilrefineries; philadelphia; portsecurity; refineries; seaportsecurity
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03/25/2003 12:08:09 AM PST
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kattracks
To: RaceBannon
fyi
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03/25/2003 3:20:43 AM PST
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piasa
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To: piasa
thanks!
To: piasa; All
meanwhile in Iraq...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Travel Warning: "IRAQ" (TRAVEL WARNING SNIPPET: "On August 19, 2003, an explosion occurred at the UN headquarters located at the Canal Hotel in Baghdad. An explosion also occurred at the Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad on August 7, 2003. The Department of State continues to strongly warn U.S. citizens against travel to Iraq. Although the restrictions on the use of U.S. passport travel to, in or through Iraq has been lifted, travel to Iraq remains dangerous. Remnants of the former Baath regime, transnational terrorists, and criminal elements remain active. Coalition led military operations continue, and there are daily attacks against Coalition forces throughout the country. Attacks have occurred in Baghdad, Faluja, Ramadi, Tikrit, Bayji, Baqubah, Mosul, Kirkuk and other areas, but the security environment in all of Iraq remains volatile and unpredictable. Attacks on coalition forces as well as civilian targets usually occur during the late evening and early morning hours. Travel at night is extremely dangerous. There have been attacks on civilian as well as military convoys. Travelers are strongly urged to travel in convoys of at least four vehicles in daylight hours only. There has been an increase in the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and/or mines on roads, particularly in plastic bags, soda cans, and dead animals. Grenades and explosives have been thrown into vehicles from overpasses, particularly in crowded areas.") (August 22, 2003) (Read More...)
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08/24/2003 1:30:51 AM PDT
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Cindy
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