Somali pirates hijack Liberian owned ship off Oman

Somali pirates have hijacked a Liberian-owned bulk carrier with 21 Filipino crew on board, the European Union Naval Force confirmed on Wednesday. EU Naval Force spokesman John Harbour said the Panamanian- flagged Voc Daisy, with a dead weight of 47,183 tonnes, was hijacked on Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden, 190 nautical miles East South East of Salalah, Oman.