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'''MV Limburg''' is a [[France|French]] merchant vessel that was attacked by suicide bombers in October 2002.<ref name=Pacom20050606>
'''MV Limburg''' was a [[France|French]] merchant vessel that was attacked by suicide bombers in October 2002, in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen.<ref name=Pacom20050606>
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| url=http://www.pacom.mil/speeches/sst2005/050606-emsi-shangrila.shtml
| url=http://www.pacom.mil/speeches/sst2005/050606-emsi-shangrila.shtml
| title=Remarks at 4th annual Shangri La Dialogue: "Enhancing Maritime Security Cooperation"
| title=Remarks at 4th annual Shangri La Dialogue: "Enhancing Maritime Security Cooperation"
| publisher=[[United States Pacific Command]]
| publisher=U.S. Pacific Command
| author=[[William J. Fallon]]
| author=[[William J. Fallon]]
| date=6 June 2005
| date=6 June 2005
| accessdate=2007-12-25
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| url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/War-on-Terror/Study-warns-of-maritime-terror-threat/2005/04/19/1113854188759.html
| title=Study warns of maritime terror threat
| publisher=[[The Age]]
| author=[[Max Blenkin]]
| date=April 19, 2005
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| accessdate=2007-12-25
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| title=United States Designates Muhsin al-Fadhli as Terrorist: Treasury accuses Kuwaiti of supporting Zarqawi, al-Qaida
| title=United States Designates Muhsin al-Fadhli as Terrorist: Treasury accuses Kuwaiti of supporting Zarqawi, al-Qaida
| publisher=[[United States Department of State]]
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| date=15 February 2005
| date=15 February 2005
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One crew member lost his life, twelve were injured.<ref name=Bbc20061001>
One crew member Atanas Atanasov lost his life, twelve were injured.<ref name=Bbc20061001>
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In 2003, the ship was repaired and sold to Tanker Pacific Management who renamed it the ''Maritime Jewel''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maritime Jewel - IMO 9184392|url=http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1655987|publisher=Shipspotting.com|accessdate=8 October 2013}}</ref>
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MV Limburg was a French merchant vessel that was attacked by suicide bombers in October 2002, in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen.[1][2][3]

One crew member Atanas Atanasov lost his life, twelve were injured.[4] 90,000 tonnes of oil were spilled.[5][6]

In 2003, the ship was repaired and sold to Tanker Pacific Management who renamed it the Maritime Jewel.[7]

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