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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-04-21
CONTENTS
[01] Greek-owned freighter hijacked by Somali pirates
[02] Gov't poised to lift cabotage
[01] Greek-owned freighter hijacked by Somali pirates
ana-mpaArmed Somali pirates hijacked a Greek-owned freighter on
Wednesday morning as it was sailing east of the Gulf of Aden, with a
21-member crew on board, the Greek Harbor Corps headquarters
announced.
The Panama-flagged bulk carrier "Voc Daisy", with a 21-member Filippino
crew on board, was seized as it was sailing east of the Gulf of Eden.
The bulk carrier, which was being led to the Somali coast, was en route
from the United Arab Emirates to Morocco.
[02] Gov't poised to lift cabotage
ana-mpaThe government is poised to lift cabotage restrictions soon,
deputy culture and tourism minister Angela Gerekou said on Wednesday,
during a morning meeting of the Association of Greek Tourism
Enterprises (SETE).
Gerekou said the government's decisions on lifting cabotage are "in the
final stretch", stressing that the decisions would be "taken soon, and
when the conditions allow it".
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