12 Chinese on fishing vessel hijacked off Somalia

时间：2007-05-21 02:44:33

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May 19 - A Taiwan fishing vessel1 hijacked2 by pirates off the coast of Somalia on Wednesday has four Taiwanese sailors and eight workers from the Chinese mainland aboard, said sources from Taiwan.

 

The Taiwan vessel, "Qingzihao", whose captain was identified by his surname Chen, sailed out in February 2006 from Hsiaokang, Kaohsiung in southwestern Taiwan with the 12 crew members aboard, the sources said.

 

But it is still unclear whether the number of crew had added after the ship left the port, which had planned to stay 912 days on the sea.

 

The Taiwan fishery authorities said that the situation is unclear and they are working hard to deal with the incident.

 

On Tuesday, two fishing vessels3 from the Republic of Korea were hijacked off the coast of Somalia. The ROK ships have 25 crew members aboard, 10 Chinese, four from ROK, three Vietnamese, four Indonesians and four Indians.

 

"The Taiwanese ship is being held together with the ROK ones, "said Andrew Mwangura, coordinator4 of the Mombasa-based Seafarers Assistance Program.

 

Reports reaching here say that all hostages have been confirmed to be safe, Mwangura told Xinhua by telephone from Mombasa.

 

"The hijacked ships have been taken to an area 400 kilometers north of Somalia, but rescuers have not yet found the crew members aboard," said Du Yongdong, an official with the China Maritime5 Search and Rescue Center.

 

All parties are organizing rescue efforts, he said.

 

At least seven ships had been hijacked in this area before this incident, but all the crew members returned safely after successful negotiations6 between rescuers and hijackers.

 
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1 vessel 4L1zi     
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。
2 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。
3 vessels fc9307c2593b522954eadb3ee6c57480     
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》
4 coordinator Gvazk6     
n.协调人
参考例句：
  • The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
  • How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？
5 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。
6 negotiations af4b5f3e98e178dd3c4bac64b625ecd0     
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过
参考例句：
  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

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