It was unclear where the Sirius Star would now head.

现在还不清楚，天狼星号油轮会驶往何处。

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Somali pirates seize largest ship ever taken, the oil tanker Sirius Star.

在年初的平静后，索马里海盗大干了一票，在48小时里抓了五艘船。

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The Sirius Star, whose cargo represents a quarter of Saudi Arabia's daily oil production, was en route to the US when it was hijacked.

“天狼星”号油轮当时装运了相当于沙特阿拉伯日产油量四分之一的石油，在去美国的途中遭劫持。

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In January, the pirates claimed that they released the Sirius Star and its crew after three million dollars was paid.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

The Sirius Star is the biggest ship ever hijacked.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

As The Economist went to press, the Sirius Star had dropped anchor off the Somali pirate port of Haradheere.

ECONOMIST: Somalia

For America, the case of the Sirius Star underlines longstanding concerns that piracy off Somalia, still strictly mercenary, might soon attract jihadist operators.

ECONOMIST: The significance of the latest attacks by Somali pirates

The pirates who seized the Sirius Star are a sophisticated group with contacts in Dubai and neighbouring countries, says the BBC Somali Service's Yusuf Garaad.

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