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EU: Pirates take control of U.S.-operated ship
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Dec 10, 2010 14:22:46 EST
NAIROBI, Kenya The European Union anti-piracy force says pirates have hijacked a U.S.-operated ship with 23 crew members aboard.
The EU Naval Force said the MV Panama was attacked Friday just east of the Tanzania-Mozambique border, making it one of the most southerly attacks Somali pirates have pulled off.
All 23 crew members were from Myanmar. The EU Naval Force had no information about their condition.
Somali pirates hold more than 500 crew members from more than 20 ships. An international flotilla of warships has not been able to prevent continued attacks.
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