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Pirates Attack LNG Carrier Off Oman

Pirates armed with guns and rocket launchers fired at and boarded an LNG carrier off the coast of Oman on 20 June, the International Maritime Bureau’s anti-crime arm said. It is the first attack on an LNG vessel the bureau has reported. It did not say to which country it belonged. Pirates operating out of East Africa have been operating increasingly nearer to the Gulf and capturing a greater variety of...