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Article: Writethru: Somali pirates hijack South Korean cargo ship
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- September 10, 2008
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Writethru: Somali pirates hijack South Korean cargo ship
NAIROBI, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Somali pirates have hijacked a
South Korean cargo ship off the coast of the Horn of Africa nation
with 21 crew members aboard, a regional maritime official confirmed
on Wednesday.
Andrew Mwangura, the coordinator of the East Africa Seafarers
Assistance Program (SAP) said the bulker Bright Ruby was seized in
the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday as it was sailing from Europe to Asia
with cargo.
"The pirates sized Korean bulker Bright Ruby on Wednesday with 21
crew on board, en route from Europe to Asia with cargo," Mwngura
told Xinhua by telephone from Mombasa.
He could not confirm the nationalities of the crew ...