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Pirates Captured Ukrainian-Crewed Tanker
15.09.2011
The incident happened in the morning of Sept 14 at 62 nautical miles off Benin's capital city. The Cyprus-flagged tanker Mattheos I became the pirates' loot.
Pirates forced the crew to go on board their vessel and sailed away. Prior to that, the tanker sent a distress signal and has not got on radio contact since that time.
According to preliminary information, there were citizens of Philippines, Ukraine, Spain, and Peru on board the tanker.
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Somali pirates hijacked a tanker in the Gulf of Guinea with 23 crewmembers on board including Ukrainian sailors, reports online URA-Inform.
The incident happened in the morning of Sept 14 at 62 nautical miles off Benin's capital city. The Cyprus-flagged tanker Mattheos I became the pirates' loot.
Pirates forced the crew to go on board their vessel and sailed away. Prior to that, the tanker sent a distress signal and has not got on radio contact since that time.
According to preliminary information, there were citizens of Philippines, Ukraine, Spain, and Peru on board the tanker.
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