Those brazen Somali pirates that terrorise the Gulf of Aden are at it again. This time a car shipment has been diverted to their den. Asian Glory, a ship operated by EUKOR Car Carriers Inc, was hijacked on Jan 1 while on its way to Saudi Arabia from Ulsan, according to statement today from South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritimes Affairs. The vessel was carrying 2,405 cars, including 2,388 from Hyundai and Kia, plus 25 crewmen. It was hijacked 1,000 km off Somalia’s coast.
“As soon as the vessel embarks, all risks related to the vessel are the responsibility of the distributor. All payments for the cars have been made, while the cars are also insured,” Hyundai said in an e-mailed response to queries.
After a spate of hijacks last year, some 20 warships from the EU, NATO and other countries patrol the Gulf of Aden, a major gateway that’s used by 30,000 ships a year carrying about a 10th of world trade. This latest case is among the first successful attacks on merchant ships in the area since July 2009. The Somali pirates, who received successive multi-million dollar ransoms last year, currently hold at least 12 vessels.
The pirate boss must have really wanted a Genesis Coupe!
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I wonder if the pirates know what are they hijacking.
Opss…. Should be " I wonder if the pirates know what they are hijacking.
well… no one goin to miss those. they can hav em'. ROFL
all that hard pirating work must pay off with something. but where will they drive the car? :)
must be hell of nightmare for the distributor!
lol.. hijacked.
is this genesis? nice! nice! looking strong! cand drift ha??
Damn, so they got the first hand test drive feeling of the Genesis!
inb4 first
oh lolz!!! somali lieks Korean yo!!
"The pirate boss must have really wanted a Genesis Coupe!".Hahahaha!!Well,can't blame them.Genesis Coupe is really sexy.Haha!!
Now the pirates have side income…sell 'NEW' Hyundai and Kia cars online…… Better than stealing used cars and sold at bargain price……Steal a whole shipload of cars and sell at slightly cheaper than new price
hahaha roads in Somali are now flooded with Hyundais!
The bastards are getting greedy. The more coverage they get, the bolder they get too. Trouble is, there's no sign of it ever ending. My sympathies to the buyers though…
Shortage of Hyundai cars in Saudi Arabia !!
The pirate captain need cars for his pirates..maybe..
1st!
maybe a publicity stunt by the koreans?
LOL!
Someone should just bomb the shit out of these pirates.
easy then to trace them..how many hyundais are there in somalia??haha
Wow nice car…wonder how much is it gonna cost when it comes into our Boleh land for the 3.8 V6 and 2.0T 6 speed trans.
Nice contender to the FT86 car haha
Mmmm, they need to hijack another oil tanker to run those cars…
Or it is nice to use those big rims as flower pots.
Nice one!!! Hope to b one of those pirates!! Still got vacancy ka??
ermm.. envy those pirates!
the ships should pay compensations to the somalis since they polluted the seas where the somalis used to do their business…fishing!Since they are in international water, no laws require them to do so… just give them something to do…the pirating will stops..
Thought the pirates gone crazy with the kia Forte!
yea i watched a documentary on bbc about piracy. Because of piracy they said these once garbage scavengers are now in bmw's and mercs so yea o.o
Technicals are a symbol of power in Somalia. The Somali Warlords want to increase their power – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_(fighting_…
And do it in style too. Why a Land Cruiser when you can terrorise the native population in a Forte?
The next Black Hawk Down movie will feature Hyundais and Kias cars extensively. Just kidding. :-p
They love a Koup.
The world can't even settle a simple problem like this. Just declare war and bomb the hell out of them. They are criminals!
Do not fear , Insurance is here…..i think
hor, they got to build new road in their no body island for the car to run….
After 1 year, those prirate has good driving skill, and can convert their no body island to a race car island…..
Then, those prirate can retire and focus on their brand new car race industries…heheheh
Story cont…
Then those sushi (Japanese car) ber tahan and send their car to the race island to complete those Kimchi…..
End up, F1 tutup kedai but this anak prirate become the new autosport man of new era…
hehhehehhe
Do you think the Somali pirates would want to touch a shipment of Proton cars?
Maybe they got inspiration from IRIS drama. their terrorist using Hyundai and KIA….
WTF said,
January 7, 2010 @ 12:22 pm
the ships should pay compensations to the somalis since they polluted the seas where the somalis used to do their business…fishing!Since they are in international water, no laws require them to do so… just give them something to do…the pirating will stops..
>>> WTF : so basically… u're asking the somalis to ask ship to pay them toll?
sweet looking korean rides got carnap…
yeah man, i wonder why they were not stopped, despite the amount of warships there patrolling. i think for safety now, any ship passing there should equip themselves with weapons. negotiate with my RPG-7!
"we do not negotiate with terrorist/pirates." lol.
Pirate #1: Now whose idea to hijack these korean craps? how suppose to sell them off the street?
the hijackers just want a FREE cars.. hehehe
The pirates can get at least USD 12 millions selling each cars at discount rate of USD 5000 each.
agree with w_lighter
i mean who here wan a korea car when u have a japanese car which is better overall .. ?
Right on Augustus!
lets pack our ships with Tiaras & Juaras, sure x kena hijack … brilliant!
IF there were PROTON cars, the pirates will not bother it at ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
The Pirate Boss wants to start new business – road hijack just like The fast and the furious. So he needs to hijack some fast cars first.
Forget the ransom, get the cars instead. LOL
expect them to have trouble with after sales (i mean steal) service soon since there are no official hyundai and kia distributor in somalia..
look at my ride,suprise!!
where did u get? sea give to me..LOL
Forget the ransom, forget the car, sell the ship…..lagi untung maaaa……..
why dun "the world justice" american just war with somali, send them some missiles for happy new year.
yea..pirate boss will be piss to know its a shipment full of hyundais and kias only. I know i'll be pissed!….haha
these pirate have good taste :)
Wow! No joke, the vessel must be really gigantic to carry 2405 cars. Just imagine the problems these pirate are facing in finding enough parking place for all those cars.
Maybe they wanted a boatload of Hiluxes or Tritons to build up their "fleet", but hijacked a ship carrying Hyundais instead!
prove that the hyundai genesis is a good car XD
proton cars where got so laku to be sent out in large bulk like this…
News of the 5 YEAR WARRANTY has at last reached the Gulf Of Aden. Just goes to prove that at least the pirates know quality and value for money when they see it. Shame that most of the rest of the world still has a "badge stigma" based on what their parents used to say about Korean designs.
There's some really idiotic comments here.
They won't use the dam cars; they'll destroy them along with the ship if the demands are not upheld.
You can't bomb all of somalia for the actions of several hundred people.
You can't arm mercantile vessels that travel to *foreign* ports. Thats equivalent to allowing n. korea to arm ships with weapons and send them to the NYC harbor.
Somali pirates are motivated by desperation. The majority are fisherman disenfranchised of their fishstocks by corporations involved in illegal fishing and toxic dumping. Somalia can't protect it's own waters(20 years without gov't) and the international community didn't looked twice at the situation until the former fisherman turned to piracy to feed their families.
Or maybe it just an AD gimmick by Hyundai? jack Sparrow riving a genesis? Haha.. I was thinking if the pirate took over a full laden Myvi vessel, I think there just return it to the owner. :-)
when pirates proton cargo, they put in extra proton to be sent away
when pirates hijack proton cargo, they put in extra proton to be sent away
paul, i thought they r not going to drive that car,i thought they r goin to sell back to hyundai again