Name MV Blue Star Crew 28 Egyptians | Port of registry St. Kitts and Nevis | |
Owner Abderrahman al-Awwa (Egypt) | ||
MV Blue Star is a bulk carrier. It was hijacked by Somali pirates in January 2009, while carrying a cargo of 6,000 tons of fertilizer. The ship was released with all of its crew on March 5 after a one million dollar ransom was rumored to have been paid.
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