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February 11th, 2011
Satellites Locate Seized Italian Oil Tanker

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The Cosmo-SkyMed satellites, operated by the Italian space agency, have acquired the first images of the Italian oil tankerSavina Caylyn since it was hijacked earlier this week by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. According to the satellite radar images, acquired by Italian space agency (ASI) and e-GEOS on Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday morning, the seized ship is about 330 km off the Somalia coast.

The 266-m long and 46-m wide vessel was about 800 km west of India when it was attacked on Tuesday. There has been no reported communication with the vessel and no information regarding the 22 crewmembers on board.

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