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Piracy & Ship Attacks April 8, 2010

Published Jan 17, 2011 4:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Turkish flagged Bulk Carrier YASIN C was hijacked earlier yesterday approximately 250 Nautical Miles east of Mombasa. The YASIN C, with deadweight of 36 318 tonnes,
left the IRTC almost one week ago and was heading to Mombasa.

The Turkish owned and operated YASIN C has a crew of 25 and all are believed to be Turkish. It is understood that first reports of the attack on the ship came from the NATO Turkish warship GELIBOLU that received distress calls from the YASIN C.

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The SAMHO DREAM, THE 300,000 ton VLCC that was capture 1500 kilometers off the Somali coast was is being shadowed by a South Korean destroyer. The destroyer is heavily equipped with weaponry and a Lynx helicopter, but the ship has done nothing more than monitor the tanker.