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| Somali pirates attack two vessels, seize one |
| 2009-04-19 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Somali pirates have attacked two more vessels in the Indian Ocean seizing a Belgian dredger but failed in their attempt to hold a tanker. A Belgian dredger -- fishing vessel -- with 10 crewmembers on board was hijacked by pirates on Saturday morning, Belgian broadcaster VRT reported later in the day. The ship, the Pompei, which is owned by Belgian dredging firms Jan De Nul and DEME, reportedly went missing off the Somali coast. It sounded a silent alarm twice, early in the morning, a staff member of the Belgian government's crisis center told the VRT. Jaak Raes of the crisis center, which is monitoring the situation, said the crews on board the Pompei include two Belgians, one Dutchman and several Croatian and Filipino nationals. The Pompei first sounded the alarm at around 5:30 a.m. a second distress call was received by coast guards at around 6 a.m. on Saturday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Why don't the crews put barbed wire/razor wire around the edges of the decks when the ships go into pirate territory? The Israelis did this on one of their ships and it seemed to work. |
| Posted by: NancyB 2009-04-19 17:28 |