Engineering:MV Blue Star
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Name: | MV Blue Star |
Owner: | Abderrahman al-Awwa (Egypt) |
Port of registry: | St. Kitts and Nevis |
General characteristics | |
Crew: | 28 Egyptians |
MV Blue Star is a bulk carrier. It was hijacked by Somali pirates in January 2009, while carrying a cargo of 6,000 tons of fertilizer.[1] The ship was released with all of its crew on March 5.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Pirates hijack cargo ship near Somalia". Washington Times. 2 January 2009. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/02/pirates-hijack-cargo-ship-off-coast-of-somalia/.