MV Blue Star

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| Ship name = MV Blue Star
| Ship owner = Abderrahman al-Awwa (Egypt)
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| Ship registry = St. Kitts and Nevis
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| Ship crew = 28 Egyptians
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'''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.<ref>{{cite news |title= Pirates hijack cargo ship near Somalia|first= |last= |newspaper= [[Washington Times]] |date= 2 January 2009 |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/02/pirates-hijack-cargo-ship-off-coast-of-somalia/}}
</ref> The ship was released with all of its crew on March 5 after a one million dollar ransom was rumored to have been paid.<ref name=BlueStarReleased>{{cite news|url=http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=87600&sectionid=351020501|title=Somali pirates release Egyptian Blue Star|date=2009-03-05|accessdate=2009-03-05|publisher=[[presstv]].ir}}</ref>

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{{Piracy in Somalia}}
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[[Category:Piracy in Somalia]]
[[Category:Cargo ships]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 2009]]