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Hijacked Tanker Freed in 22-Minute Gunfight

Published on 07/05/2010

Russian marines freed a Russian oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates in a 22-minute gunfight that saw one pirate killed and 10 others arrested. The 23 sailors on the Moscow University tanker emerged unharmed, a Navy spokeswoman told The Moscow Times.