Posted on 11/17/2009 3:22:14 AM PST by darkside321
A chemical tanker with a crew of 28 North Koreans has been hijacked by pirates near Somalia, the European Union's naval force says.
The MV Theresa VIII, a Singaporean-operated tanker, was taken on Monday in the south Somali Basin, 180 nautical miles north west of the Seychelles.
The vessel had been heading for the Kenyan port city of Mombasa, but was diverted north, the naval force said.
The EU naval force (Navfor) operates in the region to protect shipping.
Somali pirates, using "mother ships" to launch their small-boat attacks on vessels, have extended their range to an area off the Seychelles in recent months in order to evade the navies patrolling the Horn of Africa.
The MV Theresa VIII, the owner of which is based in the Virgin Islands, is a tanker of 22,294 deadweight tonnes, Navfor said.
It has emerged that guards aboard a Ukrainian cargo ship, the MV Lady Juliet, successfully fought off pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Monday.
Pirates firing Kalashnikov assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades approached the vessel from their mother ship but came under return fire from a Navfor detachment protecting the ship.
Navfor supplies vulnerable ships with so-called vessel protection detachments, under certain circumstances.
Nobody was hurt aboard the Lady Juliet, which bears a St Vincent and The Grenadines flag, and any casualties among the pirates could not be confirmed.
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The imbeciles are at it again.
Only this time it isn't a polite nation's property they've stolen.
The property belongs to an animal every bit as animalistic as themselves.
The potential for great fun is quite high. LOL
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16.11.2009: 1053 UTC: Posn: 08:0.11S - 045:58E, Around 600 nm SxE of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Pirates armed with machine guns attacked, boarded and hijacked a chemical tanker underway. They took hostage 28 crew members. The pirates are in control of the tanker and are sailing her to an unknown destination.
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13.11.2009: 2347 LT: Puerto la Cruz anchorage, Venezuela.
Three robbers were seen at the forecastle of a tanker at anchor. Robbers were lowering ship stores into their boat when sighted. Master raised alarm. Robbers escaped with stolen stores. Port authorities informed.
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13.11.2009: 0446 UTC: Posn: 00:42S – 047:58E, Around 220 nm SE of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Pirates in a white skiff armed with guns chased and fired upon a general cargo ship underway. Vessel raised alarm, contacted coalition forces, increased speed and took evasive manoeuvres and managed to evade the attempted boarding.
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13.11.2009: 0720 UTC: Posn: 11:26S – 043:42E, Around 810 nm south of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Pirates in two small boats armed with guns chased a Ro-Ro ship underway with intent to hijack her. Ship raised alarm, informed flag state authorities who informed the coalition forces, increased speed and took evasive manoeuvres and managed to evade the attempted boarding.
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10.11.2009: 0410 UTC: Posn: 06:33S – 048:14E, Around 540 nm SE of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Pirates in two, skiffs armed with RPG and machine guns chased and fired upon a container ship underway. Ship raised alarm, contacted coalition forces, increased speed and took evasive manoeuvres. The pirates continued firing with machine guns and made several attempts to board her. Crew activated fire hoses and master continued with the evasive manoeuvres and finally managed to deter the attempted attack.
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12.11.2009: 0536 UTC: Posn: 14:33N – 054:08E, Gulf of Aden.
Pirates armed with assault rifles in skiffs attacked a bulk carrier underway. They chased and fired upon the ship with intent to hijack her. The ship increased speed, took evasive manoeuvres, deployed self protection measures and successfully deterred the boarding. The pirates aborted the attempt at 0832 UTC.
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12.11.2009: 0330 UTC: Posn: 14:36.1N – 054:14.5E, Gulf of Aden.
Pirates armed with assault rifles in skiffs attacked a bulk carrier underway. They fired upon the ship and attempted to board her. The ship increased speed, took evasive manoeuvres, deployed self protection measures and successfully deterred the boarding.
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11.11.2009: 01:05 UTC: Posn: 00:35S – 062:40E: Around 1050 nm east of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Pirates boarded the bulk carrier underway and hijacked it. The pirates have taken hostage 22 crew members and are now sailing the vessel to an undisclosed location.
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10.11.2009: 0200 UTC: Posn: 00:43.7S 061:57.8E, Around 1000nm east of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Pirates armed with RPG and assault rifles in two skiffs chased and fired upon a container ship underway with intent to hijack her. The skiffs approached the vessel from the starboard side at approximately 25 – 30 knots speed and were spotted by extra bridge lookout at distance of 3 nm. At that time the skiffs were not yet picked up on radar. Vessel increased speed, took evasive manoeuvres, deployed self protection measures and successfully deterred the attempted boarding after 30 min. Coalition forces informed.
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09.11.2009: 0830 UTC: Posn: 01:09S 061:35E, Around 990 nm ExS of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Several pirates armed with RPG and assault rifles in two skiffs chased and fired upon a tanker underway with intent to hijack her. Tanker increased speed, took evasive manoeuvres, deployed self protection measures and successfully deterred the attempted boarding after one hour. Coalition forces informed. Tanker sustained some damages.
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07.11.2009: 0600 UTC: Posn: 12:37.5N - 47:11.6E, Gulf of Aden.
Six pirates armed with automatic weapons and RPG in a skiff fired upon a general cargo ship underway. Master raised alarm, contacted coalition warship, increased speed and took evasive manoeuvres. The pirates attempted to board the ship using a ladder but were unable due to the ship’s freeboard and evasive action taken by the ship.
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06.11.2009: 0200 LT: Posn: 13:04.9N – 080:21.5E, Chennai anchorage, India.
Four robbers in a boat attempted to board an anchored chemical tanker from the forecastle. Duty crew sighted the robbers and raised the alarm. All crew mustered and rushed to the location. On seeing the crew alertness, the robbers escaped. Port control informed.
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05.11.2009: 0648 UTC: Posn: 13:42.8N – 050:56.1E, Gulf of Aden.
A small speedboat was sighted at a distance of four nm by a general cargo ship underway. When the boat passed the port beam of the ship, it immediately changed course and approached the ship from astern. Duty officer raised alarm, contacted warship for assistance and crew mustered. Master increased speed and took evasive manoeuvres. As the boat came closer, four pirates with guns were sighted. The pirates attempted to board the ship several times. Later the pirates aborted the attempted attack due to the evasive manoeuvres.
agreed. :-) i guess it won´t pay out for the pirates this time.
I don´t think that “little kim” will had over ransom money to free his “comrades”.
Who do I root for?
The Navy of course it’s a win win.
No he won't; moreover, if these 'pirates' {spit} aren't more careful?
Their black asses might just wind-up in a Darby black iron pot with some onions & carrots and splash of dog. LOL
Yea, from afar. LOL
"Hope all is good with you Bro Landru!"
Am fine. SOS, different tax bracket. ;^)
Hope all's well for you too, my friend. :^)
I’m rooting for the pirates on this one.
OKayyyy, got 1 for the pirates.
As of now no takers for the pot bellied man-pig. LOL
I’m starting to like these guys. It’s like when Greenpeace took on Soviet ‘fishing’ trawlers during the Cold War. Gutsy.
Lil Kim vs. the Pirates. Somebody get the popcorn going.
This indeed could be very interesting, which country will send out Special Forces to take back the tanker is probably on all the minds of Intel Specialists.
Myself I think it will be exploded destroying the tanker, its cargo and its crew.
Dead men tell no tales.
Or this (maybe tin-foil hat material).....
Somali Pirates hired by AQ to bring in deadly cargo NK ship is delivering. Make it look like piracy, grab the bad cargo (chem weapons, arms, counterfeit cash, drugs), deliver it to AQ and then have a sudden change of heart and release the ship and crew...
Just sayin....
Tryin' to palm-off wooden nickles, eh?
The 'official' currency for this kind of hilarious nonsense? Quatloos!! LOL
These 'triskette' things are made by NABISCO, for eatin'! LOL!!
Just got a new computer.
Whadda spiffy jazzy thing this box is, came with some iteration of Photo-shop on it. Will have to figure out how it works. Then proceed to wasting time in more innovative & creative ways. ;^)
Neah.
Unfortunately (in this case), the Norks don’t have any potential for “power projection.”
I honestly wonder how the world community would react if one or more NK ships were dispatched to the area so this matter could, ahhhh, be resolved?
Bet'chu NK would meet no resistance, whatsoever.
OTOH you may be correct.
But think of it: thug wannabes meeting the ultimate thug. >Shazam!<
It'd be glorious, LR. LOL!!
I would be greatly amused if the Norks landed a force in Somalia and attacked the pirates. Huge casualties and lots of collateral damage would be nice, too. Dead commies, dead pirates, whats not to cheer for?
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