The MV Sirius Star was hijacked on November 15 more than 450 nautical miles off the coast of Kenya as it was en route from Saudi Arabia to the us via the Cape of Good Hope.

天狼星号油轮是在2008年11月15日遭劫持的，当时油轮航行在450海里以外的肯尼亚沿岸海域，这里一直是从沙特阿拉伯经由好望角去美国的必经之路。

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Some ships have begun taking the long route, around Africa's Cape of Good Hope (cost: up to $500, 000 a sail), to avoid the Gulf of Aden, off Somalia.

有些船只已经开始绕道非洲好望角（单次海运费用上涨五十万美元）以躲开索马里附近的亚丁湾。

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Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese navigator, who discovered the route to India round the Cape of Good Hope between the year of 1497 and 1498.

达伽马是著名的葡萄牙航海家，在1497年至1498年间他发现了绕过好望角去印度的航线。

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In 1497, Portuguese navigator Vasco Da Gama became the first to sail round the Cape of Good Hope in his search for a sea route to India.

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Many Salem vessels followed the route around the Cape of Good Hope, and the East India Marine Society was founded here.

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