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| Somali pirates seize super tanker | |
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| Somali pirates have captured a tanker carrying oil to the US, officials say. | |
| The Greek-owned Maran Centaurus was about 1,300km (800 miles) off the coast of Somalia when it was hijacked on Sunday, said the EU Naval task force. | |
| The ship weighs some 300,000 tonnes and is believed to be one of the largest yet seized by Somali pirates. There are 28 crew members on board. | |
| Pirate attacks have been common off the Somali coast and international navies have been deployed to counter them. | Pirate attacks have been common off the Somali coast and international navies have been deployed to counter them. |
| A spokesman for the Greek coastguard told Reuters news agency that about nine armed pirates attacked the ship close to the Seychelles. | |
| The taskforce said the ship had been heading for New Orleans from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia but was now heading towards Somalia. | |
| In November 200, the Sirius Star, carrying 2m barrels of oil, became the largest ship ever seized by pirates. |