Pirates seize Greek ship in waters near Somalia

[Coventina]

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- Pirates have struck again, this time capturing a Greek cargo ship in waters off Somalia on Thursday evening, a Greek government spokesman said.

The ship was seized in the Gulf of Aden on its way to South Korea with a load of iron, an official with Greece's Merchant Marine Ministry said.

The ship, the "Titan," has a crew of 24 and is owned by Albamar Shipping, the official said. Seventeen crew members are Filipino, three are Greek, three are Romanian and one is Ukrainian, the official said.

Pirating off the coast of Somalia has increased over the past four or five years as fishermen from Somalia realize that pirating is more lucrative. The crime, which is hard to prevent, has raised concerns internationally.



Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/20/pirates.... /

[mikelgb]

1. anybody have a link the the DU scoop on the "piracy" in Africa?

[DCKit]

2. The piracy of the Africans, or the piracy of the foreign nationals who stole all their fish? n/t

[Turbineguy]

3. These Pirates

must be former AIG Execs. Everybody knows the worst ships to pirate are the Greeks.