The 20,000-ton chemical tanker was carrying a crew of 24 and was heading to Kandla, India, when attacked, the naval force said. The crew consists of 17 Indonesians, five Chinese, one Nigerian and one Vietnamese, the naval force said. The ship's master reported all the crew were well after the hijacking, the naval force said.(CNN, 1/2/10)
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Incident: Pramoni taken
The Singaporean-registered chemical tanker Pramoni has been taken by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, according to naval force sources.