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Second Malaysian tanker with five Filipinos hijacked in Gulf of Aden

                   
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30-Aug-2008
        
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Agence France-Presse KUALA LUMPUR - A second Malaysian tanker carrying petrochemicals has been hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the vessel's owner said in a statement Saturday. The MT Bunga Melati 5 with 41 crew -- 36 Malaysians, 5 Filipino -- was hijacked on Friday off the coast of Yemen in the notorious Gulf of Aden, which has seen a spike in piracy in recent weeks. The ship's owner MISC Berhad said in... [read full story]                    

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Pirates want $8m ransom

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02-Sep-2008
        

Daniel Wallis Nairobi - Somali pirates are demanding a ransom of $8.2m to free two Malaysian tankers and a Japanese-managed bulk carrier that they hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, a maritime official said on Tuesday. Gunmen...

                   

Mayalsia says ready to help in pirate case

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02-Sep-2008
        

Malaysian military officials say they are ready to help, but have not been asked to do so, in the seizure of two ships by pirates in the Gulf of Aden.Mayalsian Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Zainal said...

                   

Somali pirates want $8M to free three ships

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02-Sep-2008
        

Reuters NAIROBI - Somali pirates are demanding a total ransom of $8.2 million to free two Malaysian tankers and a Japanese-managed bulk carrier hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, a maritime official said on Tuesday. Gunmen...

                   

Malaysia seeks release of Pinoys, other crew of hijacked tankers

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01-Sep-2008
        

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian foreign minister Rais Yatim said the government was taking steps to secure the release of the crewmen -- with Filipinos among them -- taken hostage on two Malaysian tankers in the Gulf of Aden,...

                   

19. MISC tanker on way to pirates' port of Eyl

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31-Aug-2008
        

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian tanker MT Bunga Melati Lima is on its way to the pirates’ coastal base of Eyl where six other vessels are being held, said a Somali official. One of the six vessels is the other MISC-owned ship MT...

                   

10. Another MISC tanker hijacked

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31-Aug-2008
        

KUALA LUMPUR: Unknown pirates have hijacked another MISC Bhd (MISC)’s tanker in international waters off the coast of Yemen. MISC said in a statement yesterday that the MT Bunga Melati Lima, with 36 Malaysians and five...

                   

Suspected Somali pirates hijack Malaysian tanker in Gulf of Aden

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30-Aug-2008
        

By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian shipping line says pirates have hijacked a tanker and its 41 crew members off Yemen's coast in the Gulf of Aden. It was the second tanker owned by MISC Berhard...

                   

Second Malaysian tanker hijacked off Somali coast

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30-Aug-2008
        

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysian shipping line MISC Berhad says another of its tankers with 41 crew has been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, the second in 10 days. Maritime officials say it...

                   

(UPDATE) 2nd Malaysian tanker with 5 Filipinos hijacked in Gulf of Aden

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30-Aug-2008
        

Agence France-Presse KUALA LUMPUR - A second Malaysian tanker carrying petrochemicals has been hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the vessel's owner said in a statement Saturday. 36 Malaysians, 5 Filipino -- was...