Pirates hijack Danish ship with 4 Filipinos 01/16/2011

Pirates hijack Danish ship with 4 Filipinos

01/16/2011
Four Filipinos were among the crew members seized when a Danish-owned cargo ship was boarded by suspected Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden last January 12, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) report said.

Leopard, a 2,000-ton ship believed to be carrying “sensitive” cargo, was boarded in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Oman.

Two other Danish crew members were also seized.

The report was confirmed by the local manning agency that deployed the seafarers in the ill-fated ship.
According to news reports, the ship was thereafter abandoned by the pirates. The Turkish navy later located the vessel..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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