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2014-01-22 Africa Horn

Somali pirates fire on product tanker off Salalah

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Posted by Steve White 2014-01-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 onboard security personnel exchanged fire with the pirates. Following the returned fire, the pirates fled called off their attack.

Wow! It works! Who could have guessed!

Posted by Glenmore 2014-01-22 11:54|| 2014-01-22 11:54|| Front Page Top

#2 It does, provided the vessel and its security team stay out of territorial waters. Which might be one reason Eritrea boarded that merchant earlier.

Posted by Pappy 2014-01-22 18:05|| 2014-01-22 18:05|| Front Page Top

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