MV Kriti Episkopi

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| Ship name = Kriti Episkopi
| Ship owner = Vardinoyiannis Family
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'''Kriti Episkopi''' is a single-skin crude oil tanker ship.

==Hijacking==
The ship was attacked by [[Somalia|Somali]] pirates on the morning of 2 January 2009. The captain of the ''Kriti Episkopi'' saw the pirates and took evasive action and hailed a nearby [[EU]] ship. Pirates in 3 speedboats approached the ''Kriti Episkopi'' twice with machine guns and RPG's and tried to board. However, the pirates were driven away the crew, who aimed high pressure fire hoses and sprayed them. While the crew was fighting off the pirates, EU aircraft took off from the near by Taskforce 150 and arrived to help. The air support remained by the cargo ship and scared off the pirates while a frigate came to escort the ship.<ref>{{cite news |title= Greece says pirate attack off Somalia thwarted |url= http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL2321434|agency= [[Reuters]] |date= 2 January 2009 |accessdate= 1 January 2010 }}</ref>

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{{Piracy in Somalia}}

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