Pirates Seize German Ship Beluga Nomination Off Somalia Coast
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Pirates off the coast of Somalia captured a German vessel with 12 men on board belonging to the fleet of Bremen-based Beluga Shipping GmbH.
The Beluga Nomination was travelling from Malta to the port of Masan, South Korea, when it was seized on Jan. 22 some 800 nautical miles north of the Seychelles, Beluga Shipping said in an e-mailed statement today. The crew of the ship, a “multi-purpose heavy-lift project carrier,” comes from Poland, Ukraine, Russia and the Philippines, the company said.