索马里海盗劫持一艘巴拿马货船

时间：2010-08-03 06:29:39

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Somali pirates have hijacked1 the Panama-flagged MV Suez cargo2 ship with 23 crew on board, the European Union naval3 force (EUNAVFOR) has said.

欧联海军特遣队称，索马里海盗劫持了一艘悬挂巴拿马国旗的、载有23名船员的货船。

Last year, Somali pirates carried out more than 200 attacks 
Last year, Somali pirates carried out more than 200 attacks

The ship, which is carrying a cement consignment4（运送，托付物） , came under small arms fire while sailing in a recommended shipping5 lane（大洋航线） in the Gulf6 of Aden.

Its crew are from Egypt, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India.

Although they called for help, the pirates were on board by the time a naval helicopter arrived.

Early on Monday morning, a message from the 17,300-tonne freighter（货船，承运人） said it was captured "under small arms fire from a pirate attack". Minutes later she reported "pirates on board", EUNAVFOR Somalia said in a statement.

Last week, 11 Somali pirates were sentenced to 10 years in prison in the Seychelles for attempting to seize a coastguard boat in December.

In recent years, pirates have extended their reach further from the shores of East Africa.

Warships7 from around the world are patrolling the Indian Ocean in a bid to（为了） deter8（制止，阻止） pirate attacks.

However, pirate suspects are routinely freed because of doubts about where they should face trial.

Last year, Somali pirates carried out more than 200 hijackings, a record number, according to the Piracy9 Reporting Center of the International Maritime10 Bureau.


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1 hijacked 54f3e68c506e45e75f9a155a27738c2f     
劫持( hijack的过去式和过去分词 )； 绑架； 拦路抢劫； 操纵（会议等，以推销自己的意图）
参考例句：
  • The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
  • The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。
2 cargo 6TcyG     
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
参考例句：
  • The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
  • A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
3 naval h1lyU     
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
参考例句：
  • He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
  • The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
4 consignment 9aDyo     
n.寄售；发货；委托；交运货物
参考例句：
  • This last consignment of hosiery is quite up to standard.这批新到的针织品完全符合规格。
  • We have to ask you to dispatch the consignment immediately.我们得要求你立即发送该批货物。
5 shipping WESyg     
n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）
参考例句：
  • We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
  • There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
6 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
7 warships 9d82ffe40b694c1e8a0fdc6d39c11ad8     
军舰，战舰( warship的名词复数 )； 舰只
参考例句：
  • The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties. 在遭受惨重伤亡后，敌舰退出了海战。
  • The government fitted out warships and sailors for them. 政府给他们配备了战舰和水手。
8 deter DmZzU     
vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住
参考例句：
  • Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
  • Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。
9 piracy 9N3xO     
n.海盗行为，剽窃，著作权侵害
参考例句：
  • The government has already adopted effective measures against piracy.政府已采取有效措施惩治盗版行为。
  • They made the place a notorious centre of piracy.他们把这地方变成了臭名昭著的海盗中心。
10 maritime 62yyA     
adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的
参考例句：
  • Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
  • The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

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