BRUSSELS (AP) — Pirates armed with machine guns hijacked a Norwegian chemical tanker Thursday off the coast of Somalia, the ship’s owner said, an attack that came less than 24 hours after a smaller Greek-owned vessel was seized in the same area. The U.S. 5th Fleet, which patrols the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden, confirmed both hijackings and said they took place in the same area but separate from the gulf, one of the world’s busiest — and now most treacherous — sea lanes.—-Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
Armed Somali pirates hijack 2 tankers in less than 24 hours
March 25, 2009