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The Maritime Jewel is a double hull oil tanker built in 2000; its length is 332 meters and its width is 58 meters. It was known as the Limburg until 2003. Image File history File links Limburg2. ...
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A tanker is usually a vehicle carrying large amounts of liquid fuel. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
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On October 6, 2002, the Limburg was carrying 397,000 barrels of crude oil from Iran to Malaysia, and was in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen to pick up another load of oil. It was registered under a French-flag and had been chartered by the Malaysian petrol firm Petronas. October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ...
For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
The barrel is the name of several units of measurement. ...
Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and elaion – oil or Latin oleum – oil ) or crude oil is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ...
The Gulf of Aden is located in the Indian Ocean between Yemen on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula and Somaliland in Africa. ...
PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is Malaysias owned oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. ...
While it was some miles offshore, an explosives-laden dinghy rammed the starboard side of the tanker and detonated. The vessel caught on fire and approximately 90,000 barrels of petrol leaked into the Gulf of Aden. Dinghy of the schooner Adventuress A dinghy is a small utility boat attached to a larger boat. ...
The Gulf of Aden is located in the Indian Ocean between Yemen on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula and Somaliland in Africa. ...
One crew member, a 38 year-old Bulgarian named Atanas Atanasov, was killed, and 12 other crew members were injured. The fire was put out, and four days later the Limburg was towed to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The damage to the tanker was around $45 million USD. The ship was sold to Tanker Pacific by 2003 under the new name Maritime Jewel who repaired it for $8.5 million USD. Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area - City 4,114 km² Population - City (2006) 1,241,000[1] - Density 293. ...
The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...
Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack on the Jehad.net website, which has since been shut down. Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who also planned the USS Cole bombing, is thought to have been the mastermind of the attack. Although Yemeni officials initially claimed that the explosion was the result of an accident, later investigations found traces of TNT on the damaged ship. Al-Qaeda or al-Qaida (, translit: ; the Law, the foundation, or the base) is an armed Sunni Islamist organization with the stated objective of eliminating foreign influence in Muslim countries, eradicating those they deem to be infidels, and reestablishing the caliphate. ...
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al_Nashiri was the head of al_Qaida for the Arabian peninsula. ...
The USS Cole bombing was a suicide bombing attack against the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) on October 12, 2000 while it was harbored in the Yemeni port of Aden. ...
Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is an explosive. ...
On February 3, 2006, Fawaz Yahya al-Rabe'ie, who had been sentenced to death for the Limburg attack, and 22 other suspected or convicted Al-Qaeda members escaped from jail in Yemen. Jamal al-Badawi, who masterminded the USS Cole bombing of October 12, 2000, was also among the escapees, in total thirteen of whom had been convicted of the Cole and Limburg bombings. [1] February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The USS Cole bombing was a suicide bombing attack against the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) on October 12, 2000 while it was harbored in the Yemeni port of Aden. ...
October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
On October 1, 2006, Fawaz Yahya al-Rabe'ie and Mohammed Daylami were shot and killed by Yemeni security forces during raids on two buildings in the capital Sanaa. One of al-Rabe'ie's accomplices was also arrested during the raids. [[2]] October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Sanaá (Arabic صنعاء, romanized as Ṣanʻāʼ, and also known as Sana or Sanaa), population 1,303,000 (2000), is the capital of Yemen. ...
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