Pirates KILL CAPTAIN But Don't Hijack Ship?

 This story seems a bit confusing. Pirates apparently killed the captain of a ship, but didn't try to hijack it? According ro the article below, the pirate attack occurred early in the morning at about 3am in international waters when the ship was returning to the UAE from Iran carrying petroleum products, but there was no attempt to hijack the vessel. Does that seems suspicious?
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Gulf pirates killed captain but didn't hijack ship
Emirates24|7:

The body of the Sri Lankan captain killed aboard the UAE based tanker Ocean Trite will be released on Wednesday, said the owner of the vessel.

“Nine crew members, who are in police custody for interrogation will also be released today,” said Syed Hassan, the owner of Alco Shipping that owns the vessel.

Speaking to Emirates 24|7 last evening, Hassan said that the remaining crewmen are being released, “because the police have established it as a pirate attack.”

Sunil Dharmaratne was captaining the vessel Ocean Trite along with seven other Sri Lankans and two Indian nationals.

“The pirate attack occurred early in the morning at about 3am in international waters when the ship was returning to the UAE from Iran carrying petroleum products,” he added. According to sources there was no attempt to hijack the vessel.

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Mexican Pirates Attack Couple at Texas - Mexican Border

 It's bad enough that pirates are attacking ships off the Somali Coast, but now they're attacking tourists on the Mexican border. That's just too close to home. According to the article below, a young couple who were sightseeing and jet-skiing on Falcon Lake in Texas yesterday were reportedly attacked by Mexican pirates. The husband, David Michael Hartley, was shot in the head, but his wife Tiffany escaped. This is just too frightening
   . . . June

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Mexican Pirates Attack Sightseeing Couple at Texas Falcon Lake — Husband Shot in Head, Feared to Have Been Killed Frugal Caf Blog Zone:

Mexican drug cartel lawlessness has again struck America. A young couple who were sightseeing and jet-skiing on Falcon Lake in Texas yesterday were reportedly attacked by Mexican pirates. The husband, David Michael Hartley, was shot in the head, but his wife Tiffany escaped. A search is being conducted to find Hartley, but he is feared to have been killed. Armed gunmen reportedly chased after the woman, and may have driven their boats into U.S. waters briefly while trying to run down Tiffany Hartley.

This isn’t the first time that Mexican pirates, believed to be linked to drug cartels, have attacked and/or robbed Americans in the border lake of Lake Falcon. However, this may be the first time that the recent attacks have resulted in an American being killed. Back in May, terrorism of American boaters and fishermen prompted warnings to be issued for Americans to not cross the lake’s border into Mexico. But one armed Mexican pirate attack in May occurred on the US side of the border.
However, according to the claims of Homeland Security’s top dog, Janet Napolitano, the southern US borders are safer than ever. Dream on, JaNo…


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