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February 19, 2011, Saturday
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A US-flagged vessel with four US citizens onboard is believed to have been hijacked in the Arabian Sea, a spokesman for the US Embassy in Nairobi said today.
"Preliminary reports indicate that a US-flagged vessel tentatively named as the Quest has been hijacked in the Arabian Sea. There were four US citizens on board," the spokesman said.
Earlier, a regional maritime expert said the 58-foot S/V Quest had been hijacked 240 miles off Oman yesterday afternoon as it sailed from India to Salalah in Oman.
"Preliminary reports indicate that a US-flagged vessel tentatively named as the Quest has been hijacked in the Arabian Sea. There were four US citizens on board," the spokesman said.
Earlier, a regional maritime expert said the 58-foot S/V Quest had been hijacked 240 miles off Oman yesterday afternoon as it sailed from India to Salalah in Oman.
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