Pirates off the Somali coast have hijacked another ship, this one a Greek-operated bulk carrier and its crew of 25.
The International Maritime Bureau said the vessel was attacked about 200 nautical miles from the capital Mogadishu while en route to Kenya. A spokesman from the Kuala Lumpur-based Oil tanker hijacked off Somlia's coast ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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