 merrie says: Pirates have seized a giant Saudi-owned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean off the Kenyan coast and are steering it towards Somalia, the US Navy reports. The US-bound tanker was captured on Saturday some 450 nautical miles (830km) south-east of Mombasa, and is now approaching the Somali port of Eyl. The Sirius Star is carrying its full load of 2m barrels - more than one-quarter of Saudi Arabia's daily output. Its international crew of 25, including two Britons, is said to be safe. Lt Nathan Christensen, a spokesman for the US Navy's 5th Fleet, said the attack was "unprecedented". The route around the Cape of Good Hope is a main thoroughfare for fully-laden supertankers from the Gulf, the world's biggest oil-exporting region. With a capacity of 318,000 dead weight tonnes, the ship is 330m (1,080ft) long and is classed as a Very Large Crude Carrier. "Vela response teams have been mobilised and are working to ensure the safe release of crew members and the vessel," it a The increase in sweet trade be a real problem, an' one that I think isn’t gettin' enough attention. Th' world’s shippin' lanes be crucial t' our economies an' protectin' them ortin' ta be a high priority. Obviously, thar isn’t an easy solution t' th' problem, th' oceans be a pretty big place. Me guess would be a combination o' initiatives need t' be undertaken rangin' from increased anti-sweet trade measures on th' waters t' workin' t' ‘fix’ th' places (most notably Somolia) 'ere these sea dogs hail from. I also would guess that increased swabbie punishment fer captured sea dogs would help. One o' either th' causes or th' early symptoms o' th' fall o' Rome be increased sweet trade. Event... |
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