Somali pirates hijack Saudi tanker loaded with oil

[NOBama]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - In a dramatic escalation of high seas crime, Somali pirates hijacked a Saudi supertanker loaded with crude hundreds of miles off the coast of East Africa — defeating the security web of warships trying to protect vital shipping lanes.

The takeover demonstrates the bandits' heightened ambitions and capabilities: Never before have they seized such a giant ship so far out to sea. Maritime experts warned the broad daylight attack, reported by the U.S. Navy on Monday, was an alarming sign of the difficulty of patrolling a vast stretch of ocean key to oil and other cargo traffic.

The MV Sirius Star, a brand new tanker with a 25-member crew, was seized at about 10 a.m. Saturday more than 450 nautical miles southeast of Mombasa, Kenya, the Navy said. The area lies far south of the zone where warships have increased their patrols this year in the Gulf of Aden, one of the busiest channels in the world, leading to and from the Suez Canal, and the scene of most past attacks.

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[52ndStreet]

When is the U.S. Navy going to put a stop to what these Somali Pirates are doing?.
I hear they have made over $160 million dollars, in ransome money,extracted from the
ship owners.

 

[glockmail]

Why should the US come to their rescue? The world hates us for inflicting freedom on them, remember?

 

[dilloduck]

Why should the US come to their rescue? The world hates us for inflicting freedom on them, remember?

Isn't it China's turn to be world policeman ??

 

[glockmail]

How about the fucking UN? Those pussies run when the see a gun pointed at them.