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GLOBALSplash2475h ago

Cameroon-flagged ship hijacked off Somalia

Somali pirates have hijacked the Cameroon-flagged general cargo ship Lutuf off the coast of Somalia, the latest incident in a renewed wave of piracy across the western Indian Ocean. Eight armed men…

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Seafarer killed in latest Hormuz strike

A seafarer has been killed in the latest attack on merchant shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran is claiming to have detained a UAE-owned tanker for failing to comply with Tehran’s new…

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Morning update

Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments:  The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) received a report on Tuesday that a vessel was struck…

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