The South Korean warship Yung Choi received a signal by the alarm at 5 am local time in the mirror of the Indian Ocean between the coasts of Somalia, those of Yemen and the Oman. The message came from the South Korean cargo ship Hanjin Tianjin, from 75 000 tonnes, allegedly attacked by pirates. Not even three hours later, in the same area of sea, 600 kilometers south east of Oman and 550 Yemeni island of Socotra, another boat suffered the same fate.
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Horn of Africa, pirates seize ship aboard six Italians: "They're all good"
They're all good people of the 21 crew of the Italian ship "Rosalia D'Amato, attacked and seized by pirates while sailing in the Arabian Sea, about 320 miles south of Oman and 300 east of the island of Socotra. The ship, the Brazil match, has also on board six Italians. "I was able to get news about three-quarters of an hour talking with the commander Orazio Lanza.
I was told that they were all good then the call was cut short, "said the captain Carlo Miccio, the" Perseverenza Navigation, which owns the ship "Rosalia D'Amato seized by pirates in the night. "We have already made contact with the families of the crew, consisting of 21 persons including 6 Italian (four are two of Sicily and Campania)," added the commander Miccio.
I was told that they were all good then the call was cut short, "said the captain Carlo Miccio, the" Perseverenza Navigation, which owns the ship "Rosalia D'Amato seized by pirates in the night. "We have already made contact with the families of the crew, consisting of 21 persons including 6 Italian (four are two of Sicily and Campania)," added the commander Miccio.
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