Pirates seize two more ships off Somalia

Pirates hijacked two more vessels, an Iranian bulk carrier and a Japanese-operated tanker, yesterday off the coast of Somalia in some of the world's most dangerous waters, the International Maritime Bureau said. That came after a Malaysian tanker...

Pirates hijacked two more vessels, an Iranian bulk carrier and a Japanese-operated tanker, yesterday off the coast of Somalia in some of the world's most dangerous waters, the International Maritime Bureau said.

That came after a Malaysian tanker carrying 39 crew and laden with palm oil was hijacked in the same area on Wednesday.

"Both ships were attacked and hijacked this morning," said Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau piracy reporting centre in Kuala Lumpur.

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