Somali pirates seized an Indonesian chemical tanker Friday with 24 crew members in the Gulf of Aden, maritime watchdog bodies reported. The Singapore-flagged Pramoni was captured while en route to India -- the third vessel since August to be taken in the region patrolled by foreign navies -- said Andrew Mwangura of the East Africa Seafarers Assistance Programme. It marked the ...

Somali pirates captured a freighter, a bulk carrier and a chemical tanker in a few days, defying foreign warships in the Gulf of Aden and ending the year with a flurry after collecting millions in ransom. The marauding sea bandits' latest catch was the St James Park, a UK-flagged chemical tanker with a crew of 26 from nine different countries ...

Somali pirates seized a UK-flagged chemical freighter carrying 26 crew members in the Gulf of Aden, a maritime official said on Tuesday. The St James Park was captured on Monday while on its way to Thailand from Spain in the key maritime route patrolled by international navies, said Andrew Mwangura of the Kenya-based Seafarers Assistance Programme. "It has now ...

Pirates have seized a Greek bulk carrier off Yemen, the latest in a spate of hijackings in recent weeks, a Kenyan maritime official told AFP on Sunday. Andrew Mwangura of the Kenya-based East Africa Seafarers Assistance Programme said he had yet to determine the crew, destination and cargo of the Panama-flagged vessel, the Read Sea Spirit. "It was ...