On Monday, the U.S. Navy confirmed that Somali pirates seized the Sirius Star, owned by Aramco, the Saudi oil company. The ship, carrying a crew of 25, was boarded by the pirates while it was near the Kenyan coast. It was located by the Navy after the pirates had taken it about 450 nautical miles [...]
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