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December 30, 2009 · about 16 years ago

UK ship taken by Somali pirates was sailing without naval escort

The St James Park had left southern Spain and was bound for Thailand. The ship, which was built in 1993 and carried bulk chemicals, was hijacked in the International Recommended Transit Corridor, a patrol zonee through the Gulf of Aden that is patrolled by international naval forces.

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The St James Park had left southern Spain and was bound for Thailand. The ship, which was built in 1993 and carried bulk chemicals, was hijacked in the International Recommended Transit Corridor, a patrol zonee through the Gulf of Aden that is patrolled by international naval forces.

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