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Israeli Cargo Captured By Somali Pirates Aboard Turkish Ship

TEL AVIV (Somalilandpress) — A Turkish-owned ship named “Frigia” and carrying cargo of the Israel Chemicals company has been captured by Somali pirates.

The ship had left Ashdod port and was en route to Thailand Tuesday when it was attacked in the Indian Ocean. No Israelis were aboard – 19 Turks and 2 Ukrainians were manning the ship, which was flying a Maltese flag.


The ship had delivered a cargo of sulfur for the Negev Star company two weeks ago, and then loaded up with $11 million worth of phosphates and potash.

There has been no contact with Frigia since it was hijacked. According to Turkish media, the ship is being directed toward a Somali port.

Naval piracy has experienced a resurgence in recent years, particularly at the hands of Somalians. Somalia experienced a political collapse in 1991, from which it has never recovered. A radical Islamic insurgency has swept the region, threatening to overtake Somalia. Citizens in the north have attempted to secede and create a new state – Somaliland — but have not yet succeeded.

Israeli officials have stated that they would support the creation of Somaliland, which has democratic, non-radical aims.

by Malkah Fleisher

Source: IsraelNN.com, 24 March 2010

This doesn't concern us , we are not in the piracy business. I don't even know why you post this here !

SahanGalbeed wrote:This doesn't concern us , we are not in the piracy business. I don't even know why you post this here !

Somaliland fights piracy in the horn , in the past pirates tried to Hijack International ships with in the borders of Somaliland. So we are combating pirates in the horn, so it concerns us

Ships get highjacked every other day by somali pirates ! If it weren't for that lil part where Somaliland is mentioned ,I don't think it woulda hold any relevance to you . C'mon now let's not play games here !

SahanGalbeed wrote:Ships get highjacked every other day by somali pirates ! If it weren't for that lil part where Somaliland is mentioned ,I don't think it woulda hold any relevance to you . C'mon now let's not play games here !

I think the Israeli government is aware that Somaliland is willing to combat terrorism, and fighting piracy has also become their first priority , The two interest of the two countries is very similar , Why not work together. And achieve all your goals together.
Lets see how The Israeli government deals with this issue the next coming days, even though they are very busy pleasing and convincing the world About their settlements in eastern Jerusalem

Again A for effort but I think you are a little off base here . It is a Turkish ship , Turkey has a naval presence in the area . Israel 's role is quite limited here and Somaliland has NOTHING to do with this whole shit

SahanGalbeed wrote:Again A for effort but I think you are a little off base here . It is a Turkish ship , Turkey has a naval presence in the area . Israel 's role is quite limited here and Somaliland has NOTHING to do with this whole shit

The pirates still operate in the region , and they operate sometimes with in the border of Somaliland so it really concerns us , even with naval presence in the area , the cargo still belongs to Israel.