Somali pirates seize Greek vessel with 28 people aboard
December 1st, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Manila, Dec 1 (DPA) Somali pirates have seized a Greek vessel with 28 people aboard, including 16 Filipinos, the foreign department here said Tuesday.
The MT Maran Centaurus was hijacked Monday about 750 nautical miles off the coast of the strife-torn country. Aside from the 16 Filipinos, the crew also includes nine Greeks, two Ukrainians and one Romanian.
The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs said 70 Filipino seafarers are currently in captivity in Somalia aboard six hijacked vessels.
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