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Japan-operated ship boarded by pirates off Kenya
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October 11, 2010, Monday
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A JAPANESE-OPERATED cargo ship has been boarded by pirates off the coast of Kenya, an official at Japan's Transport Ministry said today.
The Izumi, operated by NYK-Hinode Line Ltd, was carrying a 20-strong crew from the Philippines, the ministry said. The 14,000 ton Panama-flagged ship was en route for Mombasa carrying a cargo of steel, the operator said in a statement.
The ministry lost touch with the ship yesterday and Jiji news agency said it was now heading for Somalia.
There have already been at least 10 pirate attacks on ships operated or owned by Japanese companies so far this year.
Somali pirates are making tens of millions of dollars in ransoms from seizing ships, including tankers and dry bulk carriers, in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, despite the efforts of foreign navies to clamp down on such attacks.
The Izumi, operated by NYK-Hinode Line Ltd, was carrying a 20-strong crew from the Philippines, the ministry said. The 14,000 ton Panama-flagged ship was en route for Mombasa carrying a cargo of steel, the operator said in a statement.
The ministry lost touch with the ship yesterday and Jiji news agency said it was now heading for Somalia.
There have already been at least 10 pirate attacks on ships operated or owned by Japanese companies so far this year.
Somali pirates are making tens of millions of dollars in ransoms from seizing ships, including tankers and dry bulk carriers, in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, despite the efforts of foreign navies to clamp down on such attacks.
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