Two November photos taken by the high-resolution Ikonos satellite, which orbits 423 miles above Earth and is operated by GeoEye, shows the hijacked supertanker MV Sirius Star 5 miles off the Somali coast. ( | Photos courtesy of GeoEye)From The Denver Post:
A satellite firm with offices in Thornton can spot seized ships in the Gulf of Aden.
As pirate attacks continue on ships in the faraway Gulf of Aden, a satellite company with major operations in Thornton is helping in the effort to stop them.
The Ikonos satellite, which orbits 423 miles above Earth and is operated by GeoEye, snapped a high-resolution picture of oil supertanker MV Sirius Star in November, a few days after it was reported missing by the U.S. Navy, according to GeoEye spokesman Mark Brender.
"We were able to precisely locate the ship about 5 miles off the Somali coast," said Brender, who directed the satellite to snap images in the area after reading press reports about the ship's location.
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