Romania from Kenya Not up to speed on the exploration activiy there. My response was reated to an earlier post I thought was aimed at me bartm. That said : altough this Oil rig gear is probably nothing to do with AOI nor Range I am told . I would expect more news related to this story as it seems there is a Non Negotiable stance being taken toward the pirates in the area Might say the #hit is gonna hit the fan here.
The unknown number of pirates hijacked the ship Sunday as it traveled through the Gulf of Aden on its way from Kenya to Romania. The hijackers had not identified the group they were with, Walder said, and he assumed they were armed. The ship, carrying parts of an old oil rig, was chartered by Scan- Trans Shipping. It has an Antiguan flag.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Somali officials say a hijacked Dutch ship has arrived in a northern Somali port two days after it was boarded by pirates.
And another: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/28/somalia.pirates.ap/
Don't Miss Dutch crew held by pirates Blog: Hunting pirates with U.S. Map: World pirate attacks The foreign minister of the semiautonomous region of Puntland says the MV Amiya Scan has arrived in the coastal town of Bargal on Wednesday. Ali Abdi Aware says coast guards have been sent to the area. Four Russians and five Filipinos are on board as well as an unknown number of pirates. The ship was chartered by a Danish company to carry a decommissioned oil platform and sails under a Panamanian flag of convenience.
The ship's owners, Reider Shipping BV, have said they are in contact with the pirates but have declined to comment on their demands out of concern for the safety of the crew.
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