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INDIAN NAVY FOILS HIJACKS OF TWO SHIPS OFF ADEN (THIRD LEAD, CHANGING DATELINE)

Article from: The Hindustan Times Article date: November 11, 2008

Prashant K. Nanda

Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication.

Mumbai, Nov. 11 -- (IANS) In a daring rescue mission, an Indian Navy warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden successfully foiled an attempt by pirates to hijack an Indian and a Saudi Arabian merchant vessel Tuesday morning.

According to the Indian Navy statement issued here, at around 10.30 a.m. Tuesday, the Indian vessel M.V. Jag Arnav sent an SOS message about a hijacking attempt on it some 60 nautical miles east of Aden.

The Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tabar that was patrolling the area picked up the ...

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Somali Pirates Could Grinch Your Christmas

Posted Nov 14, 08 2:49 PM CST in World,  Crime & Courts,  Business 

Somali Pirates Could Grinch Your Christmas
Source: AP Photo

(Newser) – Attacks by Somali pirates have major shippers considering changing routes that run through the Suez Canal, Reuters reports, a move would add weeks to the time it takes ships to get to Europe from Asia and the Middle East. “It will really hit home when consumers in the West find they haven't got their Nintendo gifts this Christmas,” a trade-group rep said.

Recent attacks have been “200 miles-plus off the coast,” in the Gulf of Aden, he said, putting access to the Canal in jeopardy. The longer route, around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, also would add to shipping costs. The oil industry is taking note—some owners “are making a decision not to put their tankers in that direction,” a spokesman said.

Source: Reuters

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