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Article: Piracy attacks on LNG ships.(liquefied natural gas)
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
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- July 20, 2009
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One could be easily forgiven for thinking that, despite the increasingly audacious attacks by Somali pirates on merchant shipping in recent months, LNG carriers are still relatively safe. The prospect of taking over a ship which is carrying liquefied natural gas at a temperature of minus 163-C ought to be enough to deter most pirates, particularly where more easy pickings are available. Piracy, however, is a booming commercial enterprise in Somalia. The frequency of attacks in recent months and the indiscriminate nature of those attacks suggest that LNG operators now need to consider and address the previously unthinkable questions of how to avoid or minimise the risk of ...
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