We have not heard of a successful Hijacking from the horn of Africa lately , The Navies of the world have done much to stem the attacks , but the little Gangsta's of Somalia still persist ! I think it is time to step it up and just blow some of these guys out of the water , Maybe a few random acts of violence from the good guys of the world , will help discourage them !
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NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somali pirates have seized a 20,000-ton German container vessel in their latest attack on the Indian Ocean's busy commercial shipping lanes, a regional maritime group said Sunday.
Heavily armed gangs from the lawless Horn of Africa nation hijacked dozens of vessels there and in the strategic Gulf of Aden last year, taking hundreds of sailors hostage and making off with millions of dollars in ransoms.
Foreign navies rushed warships to the area in response, reducing the number of successful attacks in recent months. But there are still near-daily attempts.
Andrew Mwangura of the Mombasa-based East African Seafarers' Assistance Program said the latest hijacking happened on Saturday 400 nautical miles off the southern Somali port of Kismayu, between the Seychelles and Kenya.
"We believe the German ship has 24 crew on board. We're trying to establish their identities and the name of the vessel," Mwangura told Reuters.
The German Foreign Ministry said it was seeking "concrete evidence" that a German-flagged vessel had been captured.
"The Federal Government is dealing with the case, and all the appropriate public authorities are participating intensively," a spokeswoman said.
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