Pirates Hijack Spanish Fishing Boat

October 02 2009

Somalia

Somali pirates seized a Spanish fishing boat in the Indian Ocean on Friday, Agence France-Presse reports.

The Alakrana, with multinational crew of 36, was hijacked in waters between Somalia and the Seychelles, said an official with the Kenya-based Seafarers Assistance Program.

The ship made a distress call to another Spanish vessel in the vicinity, which in turn was relayed to a frigate with the European Union anti-piracy task force, said a Spanish military official.

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