Piracy Continues In Gulf

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Despite international naval patrols, Somali piracy
continues in the Gulf.
Somali pirates hijacked an oil tanker in the Arabian Sea 630 kilometers
from the coast of Oman on May 10. The Liberian-flagged Smyrni, operated by a
Greek company, was carrying 135,000 tons of oil and said to have been taken
to Somalia.