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- Tankers taken by pirates in Indian Ocean
- Plane crash in Cork, Ireland kills six
- City of Calgary, Canada removes fluoride from drinking water
- South Sudan minister Milla shot, killed
| Tankers taken by pirates in Indian Ocean Posted: Friday, February 11, 2011 Pirates have hijacked two tankers carrying a total of 374,255 metric tons of crude oil off the coast of Oman in the Indian Ocean. After these attacks, pirates now control 29 ships and 660 hostages; pirates recently released Keummi 305, a South Korean ship. Early Tuesday, an Italian ship, MV Savina Caylin, was boarded 670 miles east of Socotra Island. The oil tanker had 104,255 metric tons on board; it was traveling from Sudan to Malaysia. Shots were fired at the vessel, beginning the attacks at 0625 GMT; the pirates used rocket-propelled grenades and small arms. At the time, the tanker was 500 miles from India and 800 miles from Somalia. An Italian navy spokesperson stated that no one was injured in the attack—17 crew members were on board when at least 5 pirates boarded. More... |
| Plane crash in Cork, Ireland kills six Posted: Thursday, February 10, 2011 Six people have died as the result of an aircraft crash in Cork, Republic of Ireland. Flight No FLT400C involved a Manx2 Avia aircraft travelling from Belfast in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom at 0812 UTC with ten passengers and two crew members onboard the flight. The plane crashed at Cork Airport after a third attempt to land the aircraft there at approximately 1000 UTC, which resulted in the vehicle impacting with Runway 17, turning upside down and catching fire, approximately 1000 feet along the runway. At the time of this incident, the weather was largely foggy, with little visibility. More... |
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