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Somalian pirates hijack Mumbai-bound ship, crew reported safe
Tue, 01 Jan 2008
ANI
New Delhi, Sept 17 (ANI): The 22-member crew, including 18 Indians, of a ship abducted by Somalian pirates, is reported to be safe.
The Coast Guard PRO Commandant Kulpreet Yadav has confirmed that the Panama-owned oil tanker MT Stolt Valor was hijacked from the Gulf of Aden on Monday.
The Coast Guard's Mumbai-based Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre said on Wednesday that 15 pirates had boarded the vessel, bound for Mumbai from Suez, about 38 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen.
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All crew on board are reported to be safe and the vessel is being taken to Somalia.
Besides 18 Indians, there are two Philippinoes, one Bangladeshi and a Russian crew aboard the Merchant Tanker, registered in Hong Kong. (ANI)
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