Danish oil ship briefly seized off Nigeria - Yahoo! News

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Danish oil ship briefly seized off Nigeria - Yahoo! News

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark A Danish shipping group says one of its vessels has been released after being hijacked for nearly 30 hours in Nigeria's southern oil region. Thor Shipping executive Thomas Mikkelsen says the crew aboard the Thor Galaxy was not harmed. He says the ship was headed to Warri in ...

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This lady “doesn’t think she’s a sucker or an easy mark.” Oh, my.

— rachellucas.com — Ma’am, you are the very definition of sucker : Janella Spears doesn’t think she’s a sucker or an easy mark. …So how did this otherwise lucid, intelligent woman end up sending nearly half a million dollars to a bunch of con artists ... (more) This lady “doesn’t think she’s a sucker or an easy ...

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Today on Doing Time, Tuesday November 18th
The Latest on Air America — Well it's official, we don't have to worry about terrorists anymore. The new number one on the list of things to be afraid of -- PIRATES. No, not the cute, cuddly ones from Disney World, not the dashing ones like Johnny Depp, but actual real pirates. Yesterday they hijacked a Saudi oil tanker and took it to their lair (yes, they have a lair). Other pirates hijacked a Hong Kong cargo ship. And a Danish ship had a near miss with some rapscallions. So what's the deal with pirates? Exactly how do you hijack a Saudi oil tanker? And how big of a problem is ...

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Neptunus Lex — ... And: A Danish shipping group says one of its vessels has been released after being hijacked for nearly 30 hours in Nigeria’s southern oil region. Thor Shipping executive Thomas Mikkelsen says the crew aboard the Thor Galaxy was ...

Who Are These "Pirates" And Who Do They Serve?
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... and demanded an international crackdown on the pirates. Yes, just what we need, more international action, taken in tandem with an extremist Muslim nation. And yes, these "Pirates" certainly are audacious. Look at all the stories of piracy circling today: HONG KONG CARGO SHIP HIJACKED BY PIRATES... DEVELOPING... Danish oil ship briefly seized off Nigeria... Developing... PIRATES CAPTURE ...