Ships avoid path used by hijackers
Somalis seize another vessel

By The Associated Press
Published: November 19, 2008

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Odfjell SE, a major Norwegian shipping group, on Tuesday ordered its more than 90 tankers to sail around Africa rather than use the Suez Canal after Somali pirates seized a Saudi supertanker carrying $100 million in crude.

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The pirates captured an Iranian cargo ship Tuesday, the seventh vessel seized in 12 days.

With no Somali government to speak of and outside naval forces unwilling to intervene, ship owners in past piracy cases have ended up paying ransoms.


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Related Topics: Politics, Armed Forces, World Politics, African Politics, Pirates


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