Pirates free Russian tanker crew after stealing petrol
August 31st, 2012 - 4:50 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of pirates who hijacked an oil tanker with a Russian crew in the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa left the vessel after ... Read more...
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Russia releases captured Somali pirates
May 7th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian navy has released the Somali pirates it had detained during an operation to free a hijacked Russian tanker, a defence ministry source said.
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Russian tanker freed from Somali pirates
May 6th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian anti-ship cruiser has freed a Russian tanker hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, an official from the maritime coalition forces said Thursday.
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Russian tanker thwarts Somali pirate attack
April 28th, 2009 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 28 (RIA Novosti) The crew of a Russian tanker has successfully repelled an attack by pirates off the Somali coast, the Russian maritime journal Sovfrakht reported Tuesday.
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