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- noun a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden to the east of Aden
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Elsewhere Tuesday, pirates seized the MV Irene in the Gulf of Aden between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. local time, about 100 miles southwest of Al Mukalla, Yemen, according to the U.S.
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Pirates attacked the M/V Irene between 1 and 2 a.m. local time Tuesday, about 100 miles southwest of Al Mukalla, Yemen, according to the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and pirate trackers.
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Infrastructure includes three pipelines from the fields at Marib and a two-train liquefaction plant at the Arabian Sea port of Balhaf, south of Al Mukalla.
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After a C.I.A. officer disobeyed her bosses' instructions and gave Mr. Soufan 45 minutes to question Ramzi Binalshibh, one of the 9/11 conspirators, and another unidentified prisoner, Mr. Soufan and his colleagues learned of a plot to bomb an oil tanker off the Yemeni port of Al Mukalla.
NYT > Home Page By SCOTT SHANE 2011
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According to Fifth Fleet, it came under attack and successfully deterred suspected pirates Jan. 17, while transiting approximately 130 nautical miles southwest of Al Mukalla, Yemen.
Marine Log News 2010
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Recently, Somali Pirates have hijacked a fourth vessel in 48 hours by Lebanese-owned cargo ships, and another German ship today at south of the Yemeni port of Al Mukalla and has more than 100 hijackings over the last year.
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Pirates also attacked and seized the M / V Irene between 1 and 2 a.m. local time Tuesday, about 100 miles southwest of Al Mukalla, Yemen, according to the U.S.
The Moderate Voice 2009
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The March 14 incident about 50 nautical miles southeast of the Yemeni port of Al Mukalla was the first anti-piracy engagement for the Turkish frigate TCG Giresun, which joined the allied fleet in the region two weeks ago.
MP3Board.com 2009
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Recently, Somali Pirates have hijacked a fourth vessel in 48 hours by Lebanese-owned cargo ships, and another German ship today at south of the Yemeni port of Al Mukalla and has more than 100 hijackings over the last year.
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For instance, a U.N. report recently identified Al Mukalla and Al Shishr in Yemen as locations that Somali pirates have been using.
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