Somali pirates hijack Saudi ship in Gulf of Aden

Somali pirates hijacked a Saudi-owned ship with 14 crew in the Gulf of Aden this week, a Kenyan maritime official said on Wednesday. Pirates said they had also seized a fishing vessel. Andrew Mwangura of the East African Seafarers’ Assistance Programme said the 5,136 deadweight tonne al Nisr al Saudi was seized on Monday and was now off the Somali coast.