That's not the hijacking you should worry about. 33 aging Russian T-72 tanks are junk and not even that easy to sell.


THIS hijacking, however sounds alot more dangerous.

Mystery surrounds hijacked Iranian ship

The MV Iran Deyanat. Photo from Maritime News Russia.

A tense standoff is underway in northeastern Somalia between pirates, Somali authorities, and Iran over a suspicious merchant vessel and its mysterious cargo. Hijacked late last month in the Gulf of Aden, the MV Iran Deyanat remains moored offshore in Somali waters and inaccessible for inspection. Its declared ...

That's not the hijacking you should worry about. 33 aging Russian T-72 tanks are junk and not even that easy to sell.


THIS hijacking, however sounds alot more dangerous.

Mystery surrounds hijacked Iranian ship

The MV Iran Deyanat. Photo from Maritime News Russia.

A tense standoff is underway in northeastern Somalia between pirates, Somali authorities, and Iran over a suspicious merchant vessel and its mysterious cargo. Hijacked late last month in the Gulf of Aden, the MV Iran Deyanat remains moored offshore in Somali waters and inaccessible for inspection. Its declared cargo consists of minerals and industrial products, however, Somali and regional officials directly involved in the negotiations over the ship and who spoke to The Long War Journal are convinced that it was heading to Eritrea to deliver small arms and chemical weapons to Somalia's Islamist insurgents.

The captain was defenseless against the 40 pirates armed with AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades blocking his passage. He had little choice other than to turn his ship over to them. What the pirates were not banking on, however, was that this was no ordinary ship.