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Africa Horn
Sea pirates seize two ships off Kenyan coast
2010-10-25
(Itar-Tass) -- Sea pirates have seized two vessels, including a tanker with Ukrainian crewmembers, off the Kenyan coastline, the command of the EU Operation Atalanta in the Indian Ocean reported on Sunday.

The pirates attacked the Singapore-flagged York LNG ship chartered by a Greek company and the Golden Wave fishing trawler.

The tanker carrying 150,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas from the Kenyan port of Mombasa to the Seychelles has 17 crewmembers -- a German captain, two Ukrainians and 14 Filipinos.

The York was attacked about 50 nautical miles away from Mombasa on Saturday. A Turkish warship from the Atalanta force confirmed the information. The warship's helicopter flew over the seized tanker and also noticed the seized trawler.

According to Interunity Management Corporation, which chartered the tanker, the crewmembers are OK.
Posted by:Fred

#7  Most things react poorly to a couple of hundred degrees below 0.

Like the ocean?
Posted by: trailing wife   2010-10-25 23:54  

#6  Shieldwolf: you may want to look up "Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion" in wikipedia.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2010-10-25 23:15  

#5  It does not even need to explode - just develop a bad pressure leak and a cloud of LNG mist. Most things react poorly to a couple of hundred degrees below 0.
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2010-10-25 22:55  

#4  hmmmmm Operation Lemony "Big F*cking Explosion" Snickets?
Posted by: Frank G   2010-10-25 22:09  

#3  Well, if that thing ever goes up, that'll be the end of Pirate City...
Posted by: tu3031   2010-10-25 21:48  

#2  Is any vessel in these waters ever flagged, chartered, and staffed by one nation only?
Posted by: American Delight   2010-10-25 18:57  

#1  The tanker carrying 150,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas

I have a vision of something really bad happening.
Posted by: Skunky Glins****   2010-10-25 16:05  

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