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Pirates have seized two vessels - a Japanese tanker and an Iranian bulk carrier - off the coast of Somalia, in the latest of a spate of hijackings. The vessels were taken within an hour of each other on Thursday morning in the Gulf of Aden, a busy shipping lane close to the coast of lawless Somalia. Noel Choong, of the International Maritime Bureau, said there had been no communication with either boat. He said a multi-national naval force in the area had been informed. The hijackings come just two days after a Malaysian oil tanker with 39 crew was captured in the same area. 'Stop this menace' The Japanese-operated tanker and Iranian carrier were taken between 1000 and 1100 local time (0200-0300 GMT) on Thursday, Mr Choong told... [read full story]
