Somali pirates have hijacked a Taiwanese ship off the coast of the Horn of African country with at least 14 crew members on board.<br/><br/>East Africa Coordinator of Seafarers' Assistance Program, Andrew Mwangura, today confirmed the Jih Chun Tsai 68 vessel, which was seized by the Somali gunmen on Thursday has Taiwanese and Indonesians on board. <br/><br/>However, reports say the 80-ton Jih Chun Tsai 68 had two Taiwanese and 12 Indonesians on board when taken by pirates in the Somali territorial waters. The latest seizure came after an unsuccessful attack on another vessel in the world's most dangerous waters of Somalia.
News On AIR | April 3, 2010 7:32 PM
Somali pirates hijack Taiwanese ship