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Events on Saturday 15 November 2008 1
2008Somali pirates hijack the MV Sirius StarSupertanker seized far off the East African coastSomali pirates hijacked the Saudi-owned supertanker MV Sirius Star on 15 November 2008, some 450 nautical miles off the Kenyan coast. The seizure of a vessel carrying $100 million in crude oil highlighted the growing threat of piracy in the region.