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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9872

31 March 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/piracy
EU urges ship-owners to respect security instructions off Somali coast

Brussels, 30/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - Two chemical tankers were captured by Somali pirates last week. In the afternoon of Wednesday 25 March, the 9000 tonne cargo ship, the Nipayia, flying the Panamanian flag and owned by a Greek ship-owner, was attacked 450 nautical miles East of Kismaayo, a port in Southern Somalia. In the morning of 26 March, the Bow-Asir, a 23,000 tonne ship, flying the Bahamian flag and owned by a Norwegian ship-owner, was captured 250 nautical miles East of...

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