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2009-08-20 Europe

Hijackers Threatened to Blow Up Mystery Ship: Reports

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Posted by Steve White 2009-08-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Daja vue

Posted by tipper 2009-08-20 01:09|| 2009-08-20 01:09|| Front Page Top

#2 The hull modification thing is new, if true then it takes most of the the mystery out of this one.

Posted by gromky 2009-08-20 06:43|| 2009-08-20 06:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Why do you say that, gromky?

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-08-20 08:22|| 2009-08-20 08:22|| Front Page Top

#4 You don't do a major modification of the ship's innards just to haul timber.

Posted by Steve White 2009-08-20 09:28|| 2009-08-20 09:28|| Front Page Top

#5 That will be another Russian journalist found dead soon.

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2009-08-20 09:57|| 2009-08-20 09:57|| Front Page Top

#6 it takes most of the the mystery out of this one.

I still have a couple of questions:
- What exactly was the 'contraption' in question
- Was the 'hijacking' a third party taking advantage of some inside information or simply a cover for the operation.

Posted by SteveS 2009-08-20 12:15|| 2009-08-20 12:15|| Front Page Top

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