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November 24, 2008

Somali Pirates Release Chemical Tanker

Ian Young

Somali pirates released a chemical tanker and its 22-member crew last week after the pirates received a $1.1-million ransom, reports say. The pirates had held the vessel, Stolt Valor, since mid-September, when it was seized in the Gulf of Aden. The vessel is...

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