Armed Somali men have hijacked a Greek-owned ship, with 24 crew members on board, a maritime security centre says. The ship belongs to All Oceans Shipping of Greece and is managed by the London based Seven Seas Maritime. Describing Saturday's incident, Andrew Mwangura of the East African Seafarers' Assistance Programme told the Reuters news agency: "MT Ariana was seized at 02:00 GMT, north of Madagascar, en route to the Middle East from Brazil. The Ukrainian crew are said to be unhurt." Earlier in the day, Nato said that Somali pirates hijacked a...
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