Somali pirates hijacks 11 Indians
Mumbai, Feb 22: The Directorate General of Shipping on Sunday, Feb 22 said in Mumbai that Somali pirates have held 11 Indians as captive. Three Indians are on the Kenya-registered fishing vessel Victoria-4, and 8 others are on MV Sea Princess-II.
The former was hijacked on Jan 7 while later between Jan 2,3. The Directorate said that no deaths are reported and are doing their best to contact the owners of the ship for the safe and early release of the captives.
All
other
Indians
on
ships
hijacked
by
the
pirates
in
2008
have
been
released.
The
rising
piracy
in
the
Somali
waters
is
a
matter
of
concern
for
majority
of
the
nations
in
the
world
as
it
is
a
crucial
trade
route.
OneIndia News
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Story first published: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 18:11 [IST]