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November 22, 2008 Saturday
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Nov 22, 2008
It's a terrible time to be a seaman
By Shuli Sudderuddin and Debbie Yong
WHEN Greek shipping chief engineer Apostolos Tsitsopoulos sailed through the Gulf of Aden last month, he was worried out of his mind.

He barely slept a wink in the three days it took the coal-laden bulk carrier he was working on to pass through the gulf, a crucial route for oil tankers and ships coming to Singapore from Europe.

He was filled with fear that the ship would be attacked by the notorious Somali pirates who operate there.

Read Shuli Sudderuddin and Debbie Yong's full story in tomorrow's edition of The Sunday Times.

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