Middle East Economic Survey
VOL. LIV
No 14
1-Apr-2011
REGIONAL
Oil Tanker Hijacked By Pirates Offshore Oman
A UAE-flagged, Kuwaiti-owned oil tanker was hijacked on 28 March off the coast of Oman, by pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades and other small arms, the European Unions anti-piracy taskforce said. The 105,000 dwt tanker, bound for Singapore from the port of Bashayer in Sudan, was said to be carrying a crew of 29. At approximately 09.00 (GMT) on 28 March, the crude oil tanker...
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