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Russian special forces storm oil tanker, free ship

Russian special forces storm oil tanker, free ship

Russian special forces rappelled onto a disabled oil tanker taken over by Somali pirates and freed 23 Russian sailors early Thursday, the commander of the EU Naval Force said. Ten pirates were arrested and one was killed....

 

Somali pirates free oil tanker after record ransom

Somali pirates free oil tanker after record ransom

Somali pirates freed a Greek- flagged tanker carrying 2 million barrels of oil on Monday and witnesses said four pirates were killed in a clash between rival groups over the ransom.

 

Somali pirates hijack oil tanker going to US

Somali pirates seized a tanker carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States in the increasingly dangerous waters off East Africa, an official said Monday, an attack that could pose a huge environmental or security threat to the region....

 

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