(AP) The spokesman for the European Union’s anti-piracy force says Somali pirates have hijacked a Pakistan-flagged fishing vessel.  Source

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• EU rescue fleet, Pakistan abandoned ship by Somali pirates

    A European Union warship rescued a Pakistan-flagged fishing vessel Somali pirates had seized last month and used to hijack another ship, EU naval force Navfor said in a statement.

• Say Somali pirates seized two more vessels

    Somali pirates said on Wednesday they had hijacked a fishing vessel and another ship in the Indian Ocean believed to be carrying oil. Pirate Hassan said by telephone from the coastal town of Haradheere that three gunmen were wounded while seizing the second vessel overnight on Tuesday. “They hijacked it

• Somali pirates hijack Iranian ship, keeping the crew

    Iran says pirates off the coast of Somalia have struck to hijack an Iranian vessel, holding its 29 crewmembers onboard hostage. Deputy Managing Director for Maritime Affairs Saeed Izadian said an Iranian fishing vessel was attacked in free waters by Somali pirates on Sunday

• Pirates seize Panama-flagged bulk carrier from Somalia

    Pirates have hijacked a Panamanian-flagged carrier in waters off Somalia, taking 26 crew hostage, almost all of them Indian, a NATO spokeswoman said. “The MV Al Khaliq, a Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier, has been hijacked early this morning off Somalia,” said a spokeswoman for NATO’s anti-piracy mission in London. “There were 26 crew on

• Hijacked UBT released Ocean

     (marinelink) On July 20, the hijacked merchant vessel UBT Ocean was released. The UBT Ocean, a Marshall Island flagged chemical tanker with a deadweight of 9,224 tonnes, was hijacked on March 5, 2010 approximately 300 nautical miles from Dar Es Salam.   Source

• Somali pirates seized a Spanish ship is entitled to have

    Somali pirates said on Sunday they had captured a Spanish fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean, but Spain said there was no sign that any of its vessels had gone missing. A pirate who gave his name as Ibrahim told Reuters by phone: “My men have hijacked a Spanish fishing

• Somali pirates release 17 Filipinos from Hijacked Ship

    Pirates have released more than a dozen Filipino workers from a hijacked fishing vessel off the coast of Somalia. In a statement, the Philippine Foreign Affiars Department said 17 Filipino crew members of the FV Win Far 161 were released on Thursday. The seafarers are in good condition and are

• Hijacked Thai and Panama flagged vessels to arrive off the coast of Somalia

    Three hijacked Thai fishing vessels and a Panama-flagged ship M/V VOC DAISY have now arrived off the coast of Somalia in the vicinity of Garacad, EU NAVFOR reported yesterday. The three vessels, MV PRANTALAY 11, (26 Thai crew) MV PRANTALAY 12 (25 Thai crew) and MV PRANTALAY 14 (26 Thai

• Pirates attack by South Korean ship evaded marked

    This morning, 5 May, the south Korean Flagged vessel MV OCEAN TRADER came under attack from Somali pirates approximately 200 Nautical Miles North West of Comoros islands. The ship, with a dead weight of 39,833 tones, managed to evade the attack and all personnel are reported to be well. EU

• managers to pay ransom hijacked Egyptian ship ready

    The Egyptian managers of the MV Suez cargo vessel that was hijacked by Somali pirates are willing to pay a ransom for their ship to ensure the safety of the vessel’s staff, a company official said. Pirates hijacked the Panama-flagged ship with 23 crew on board early on Monday. The