Off the coast of Somalia, pirates seized a cargo ship
MOSCOW, 14 Mar — RIA Novosti. The Somali authorities reported that pirates seized a cargo ship off the East coast of the continent in the horn of Africa region, reports the associated Press.
The incident of hijacking occurred on Monday, said the representative of the authorities of the Autonomous region of Puntland. According to him, on Board were more than 20 people. As reported by another representative of the Puntland authorities, it was a cargo ship with the fuel under the flag of Sri Lanka, which floated to the coast.
The representative of the European missions of the Navy off the coast of Somalia Louise tagg has confirmed that the incident with the oil tanker was off the coast of Somalia, is under investigation.
Flash sea banditry off the coast of Somalia at the end of the last decade cost the ship transportation industry billions of dollars. With rampant piracy was able to overcome only joint efforts of the international community, to organize military patrols in the region.