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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome14 April 2009
Relatives of Italian seamen seized by pirates off Somalia are anxiously awaiting word of the fate of their loved ones. The Italian-flagged tugboat, the Buccaneer,
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This undated and unlocated handout picture released by Italian company Micoperi Marine Contractors shows the 75-metre (250-foot) Buccaneer Italian tugboat (File)The 16-member crew of the Italian-flagged Buccaneer tug was seized Saturday in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden. Ten members of the crew, including the commander, are Italian,
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christian louboutin, he added that no ransom had been demanded yet.Bartolotti says he learned of the hijack when he received an e-mail from the tug-boat which said they were being attacked by pirates.Alessandra Costanzo,
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