Pirates Hijack Ship Off Somali Coast

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Source: Associated Press

Pirates Hijack Ship Off Somali Coast

By ANITA POWELL
The Associated Press
Tuesday, April 3, 2007; 6:33 AM

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Somali pirates armed with assault rifles and rocket-
propelled grenades have hijacked a cargo ship as it was preparing to dock
at Mogadishu port, officials said Tuesday.

The vessel, the MV Nimatullah, was delivering nearly 900 tons of cargo
when about 10 pirates in a speedboat overpowered the 14-member crew
early Monday, said Andrew Mwangura, head of the Kenyan chapter of the
Seafarers Assistance Program.

"The crew told us by telephone that they had been hijacked by Somali
pirates," said Hussein Ali Jillow, a Somali businessman who hired the cargo
ship. "The crew did not say anything about their conditions."

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