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  • Danish Ship Hijacked Off Somalia

    06/02/2007 7:39:04 PM PDT · by SmithL · 74 replies · 2,678+ views
    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- A Danish cargo ship with five crew was hijacked off Somalia's coast, the owner said Saturday, citing a report by the French navy. The Danica White was on its way to the Kenyan port of Mombasa from Dubai when it was seized by pirates Saturday or late Friday, Jorgen Folmer, a spokesman for Danish shipping company H. Folmer & Co. said. He said a French naval vessel in the area had confirmed the ship was hijacked but was unable to intervene because it could not enter Somali waters. "They cannot do anything right now,"