Piraterie

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Iranian Vessel Escapes Pirate Attack in Gulf of Aden

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's giant oil tanker, Haraaz, manage to escape a pirate attack in the waters of the Gulf of Aden.

The vessel carrying two million barrels of oil was sailing in the water of the Gulf of Aden on Monday at 22:45 p.m. local time (1905 GMT) when it was waylaid by pirates in their first night time attack against an Iranian vessel cruising in the Gulf of Aden.

The vessel got away unscathed after a series of chase and escape attempts, which lasted for nearly two hours, and all the crew on board of the Iranian ship are reported to be in complete health, MNA reported on Thursday.
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