Middle East Economic Survey
VOL. LIII
No 15
12-April-2010
SOMALIA
Korean Oil Tanker Carrying Iraqi Crude Hijacked By Pirates Off Somalia
A South Korean-owned oil tanker carrying an estimated 1.5mn barrels of crude was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean on 4 April, the European Union Naval Force (EU-NAVFOR) mission for Somalia has confirmed. The Marshall Islands-flagged Samho Dream registered by Samho Shipping had been on its way from Iraq to the US when it was captured 600 nautical...
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