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| Somali pirates hijack German owned ship off Oman |
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ON BOARD NRP CORTE-REAL - Suspected Somali pirates have seized a German-owned cargo ship off the coast of the Gulf Arab state of Oman, the first recorded attack in its territorial waters, NATO alliance staff said on Friday. No distress call was heard from the vessel, but the ship was reported hijacked on Friday afternoon, he said. It is not known how many crew are on board or what their nationalities are. Fernandes said the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged vessel would soon cross into international waters where many warships are patrolling. But he said they were unlikely to do anything to upset the pirates or endanger their prisoners. Lloyds reports the vessel is owned by shipping firm Tarmstedt International. The International Maritime Bureau says more ships have been attacked off Somalia so far in 2009 than in the whole of 2008. There have been 132 reported attacks compared with 111 in 2008. But fewer of those attacks have been successful. There have been 29 successful hijackings compared with 42 last year. (Editing by David Clarke)
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