Pirates hijack Taiwanese ship
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April 4, 2010, Sunday
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SOMALI pirates have hijacked a Taiwanese ship with 14 crew members on board off the coast of the Horn of Africa country, a regional maritime official said yesterday.
The Jih Chun Tsai 68 vessel, seized by the Somali gunmen on Thursday, has Taiwanese and Indonesians on board, said Andrew Mwangura, East Africa Coordinator of Seafarers' Assistance Program.
"So far I have not confirmed the composition of the crew, but they are from Taiwan and Indonesia," Mwangura said.
However, there were reports that the 80-ton Jih Chun Tsai 68 had two Taiwanese and 12 Indonesians on board when taken by pirates in Somali territorial waters.
The latest seizure came barely a few hours after an unsuccessful attack on another vessel in the world's most dangerous waters of Somalia.
Mwangura said pirates attacked the Jui Man Fa fishing vessel and fired shots on Wednesday evening, wounding an Indonesian sailor in the leg.
The fishing boat managed to speed away toward the Maldives and the crew member was out of danger, the official confirmed.
The attack on the Jui Man Fa took place about 395 nautical miles southeast of Cape Guardafui, when a relatively small ship disguised as a Taiwanese vessel approached it.
The world maritime body IMB recently issued an alert to vessels plying the waters off East Africa after five ships were attacked within 12 hours by heavily armed Somali pirates.
Concerns continue for the safety of hundreds of people held aboard hijacked ships in the Gulf of Aden and its surrounding seas.
The Jih Chun Tsai 68 vessel, seized by the Somali gunmen on Thursday, has Taiwanese and Indonesians on board, said Andrew Mwangura, East Africa Coordinator of Seafarers' Assistance Program.
"So far I have not confirmed the composition of the crew, but they are from Taiwan and Indonesia," Mwangura said.
However, there were reports that the 80-ton Jih Chun Tsai 68 had two Taiwanese and 12 Indonesians on board when taken by pirates in Somali territorial waters.
The latest seizure came barely a few hours after an unsuccessful attack on another vessel in the world's most dangerous waters of Somalia.
Mwangura said pirates attacked the Jui Man Fa fishing vessel and fired shots on Wednesday evening, wounding an Indonesian sailor in the leg.
The fishing boat managed to speed away toward the Maldives and the crew member was out of danger, the official confirmed.
The attack on the Jui Man Fa took place about 395 nautical miles southeast of Cape Guardafui, when a relatively small ship disguised as a Taiwanese vessel approached it.
The world maritime body IMB recently issued an alert to vessels plying the waters off East Africa after five ships were attacked within 12 hours by heavily armed Somali pirates.
Concerns continue for the safety of hundreds of people held aboard hijacked ships in the Gulf of Aden and its surrounding seas.
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