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Somali pirates hijack Liberian owned ship

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-04-21 16:47

NAIROBI - Somali pirates have hijacked a Liberian-owned bulk carrier with 21 Filipino crew on board, the European Union Naval Force confirmed on Wednesday.

European Naval Force spokesman John Harbour said the Panamanian-flagged Voc Daisy of 47,183 dead weight tons was hijacked on Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden, 190 nautical miles East South East of Salalah, Oman.

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