ATHENS - Somali pirates have seized a Greek-flagged oil tanker 700 sea miles off the coast of Somalia, near the Seychelles, Greece's coastguard said yesterday.
ATHENS - Somali pirates have seized a Greek-flagged oil tanker 700 sea miles off the coast of Somalia, near the Seychelles, Greece's coastguard said yesterday.
The Maran Centaurus was sailing from Kuwait to the Gulf of Mexico with its 28 crew when it was seized early on Sunday.
The Greek coastguard said there were nine Greeks, two Ukrainians, one Romanian and 16 Filipinos on board.
"About nine armed pirates attacked the tanker and seized it," said a coastguard official who requested anonymity.
Armed gangs from Somalia have made tens of millions of dollars in ransoms targeting vessels using the strategic shipping lanes that link Europe to Asia. - Reuters
Pirates seize Greek tanker
ATHENS - Somali pirates have seized a Greek-flagged oil tanker 700 sea miles off the coast of Somalia, near the Seychelles, Greece's coastguard said yesterday.
ATHENS - Somali pirates have seized a Greek-flagged oil tanker 700 sea miles off the coast of Somalia, near the Seychelles, Greece's coastguard said yesterday.
The Maran Centaurus was sailing from Kuwait to the Gulf of Mexico with its 28 crew when it was seized early on Sunday.
The Greek coastguard said there were nine Greeks, two Ukrainians, one Romanian and 16 Filipinos on board.
"About nine armed pirates attacked the tanker and seized it," said a coastguard official who requested anonymity.
Armed gangs from Somalia have made tens of millions of dollars in ransoms targeting vessels using the strategic shipping lanes that link Europe to Asia. - Reuters