40 h. ago Pirates storm European tanker and 'kidnap' 12 crewmembers as 'one shot'

Pirates have stormed a Portuguese-flagged LPG gas carrier and kidnapped at least 12 crewmembers - this is a breaking story

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40 h. ago 12 crew members 'kidnapped by pirates' after tanker stormed off Equatorial Guinea

LPG carrier CGas Saturn was sailing toward Malabo when it was attacked by pirates off Equatorial Guinea, with at least nine seafarers reportedly kidnapped and one left injured

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3 w. ago European Union and Indian navies take over ship used by pirates off Somalia to seize tanker

The European Union and Indian navies have taken over a ship used by pirates off the coast of Somalia to seize a Malta-flagged tanker called the Hellas Aphrodite

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3 w. ago EU naval force races to ship seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia

European Union naval forces are racing to reach a Malta-flagged tanker held by pirates off the coast of Somalia

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4 w. ago Pirates board tanker off Somali coast after firing machine guns and RPGs

All 24 members of the crew are safe and accounted for, the shipping company responsible for the attacked vessel said

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4 w. ago Fears over resurgence of Somali pirates after tanker attacked with rocket

European Union's Operation Atalanta has responded to other recent pirate attacks in the area

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