Somali pirates hijack Saudi oil tanker

Sundae · 11-18-2008, 05:03 PM

TW, the ship was owned by a Saudi company and registered in Liberia. There were two Brits on board. You're hearing about this precisely for that reason, via British media. The UK is almost as insular as the US (except our ties to mainland Europe).

Forget the other ships captured by pirates this year - this is headline news here because two Brits are working on board.

It's also news because it's been attacked away from the blockade in Somalia, and is off the coast of Kenya. But never believe it would have been in our newspapers if not for the two Brits.

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11-18-2008, 05:03 PM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	TW, the ship was owned by a Saudi company and registered in Liberia. There were two Brits on board. You're hearing about this precisely for that reason, via British media. The UK is almost as insular as the US (except our ties to mainland Europe). Forget the other ships captured by pirates this year - this is headline news here because two Brits are working on board. It's also news because it's been attacked away from the blockade in Somalia, and is off the coast of Kenya. But never believe it would have been in our newspapers if not for the two Brits.

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