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Pirates Hijack Relief Ship Off of Somalia

Attack is third within weeks off the coast long plagued by pirates

By Kate Rockwood,  Newser Staff

Posted May 18, 2008 10:02 AM CDT

(Newser) – Pirates hijacked a Jordanian relief ship off the Somalia coast early yesterday, reports the BBC, and its 12-member international crew are now traveling north with its cargo of 4,000 tons of sugar. Jordan is reportedly working with the Danish embassy in Mogadishu, near where the boat was seized, to try to get the ship and crew released.

This Nov. 4, 2007, photo shows two Tanzanian-flagged fishing trawlers as they rendezvous with a U.S. Navy ship after being released from pirate control off the east coast of Somalia.
This Nov. 4, 2007, photo shows two Tanzanian-flagged fishing trawlers as they rendezvous with a U.S. Navy ship after being released from pirate control off the east coast of Somalia.   (AP Photo)
In this April 22, 2008, photo, the daughter of one of the crew members of  the Playa de Bakio, a vessel based in Spain, and hijacked by Somali pirates, holds a portrait of her father.
In this April 22, 2008, photo, the daughter of one of the crew members of the Playa de Bakio, a vessel based in Spain, and hijacked by Somali pirates, holds a portrait of her father.   (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Map locates Mogadishu, Somalia, near where pirates hijacked a cargo ship with a dozen foreign crew members on board.
Map locates Mogadishu, Somalia, near where pirates hijacked a cargo ship with a dozen foreign crew members on board.   (AP Photo)
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