索马里海盗劫持一艘意大利货船_时事要闻

索马里海盗劫持一艘意大利货船

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Somali pirates have hijacked¹ an Italian cargo³ ship with 18 crew off the coast of Oman, according to Indian shipping⁴ officials.

印度航运官员称，一艘载有18名船员的意大利货船在阿曼海岸被索马里海盗劫持。

The Turkey-bound Enrico Ievoli is now reportedly headed for the Somali coast.

The crew includes seven Indians, six Italians and five Ukrainians, the report said.

The incident comes at a time when Somali pirates appear to be finding it increasingly difficult to hijack² vessels⁶ at sea.

Latest figures provided by the European Naval⁷ Force show just 12 attempted pirate attacks in November 2011, compared to 35 in the same period last year.

Correspondents say this is partly the result of the growing number of armed guards on board ships.

But at least 200 hostages are still being held in, or just off, Somalia.

India's Directorate General of Shipping said in a statement that the hijacked ship was carrying a cargo of caustic⁸ soda⁹（氢氧化钠） from Iran to Turkey.

"The master of the vessel⁵ has reportedly informed the owners that the ship is now bound to Somali coast. There are no reports with regards to any injuries to the crew," the release said.

It added that 43 Indian crew members of various ships have been held by Somali pirates.

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1 hijacked
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 hijack
v.劫持，劫机，拦路抢劫
参考例句：
Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。 The hijack take place just after the plane take off.劫持是飞机刚起飞后发生的。

3 cargo
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。

4 shipping
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。

5 vessel
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。 You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

6 vessels
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人
参考例句：
The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。来自《简明英汉词典》 All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 naval
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。

8 caustic
adj.刻薄的，腐蚀性的
参考例句：
He opened his mouth to make a caustic retort.他张嘴开始进行刻薄的反击。 He enjoys making caustic remarks about other people.他喜欢挖苦别人。

9 soda
n.苏打水；汽水
参考例句：
She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。 I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

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