NAIROBI - Somali pirates have hijacked a 20,000-tonne German container carrier in the Indian Ocean, a Kenya-based maritime official told AFP on Sunday. “The ship was taken yesterday (Saturday) far out at sea, around 400 nautical miles from the Somali coast, between Kenya and the Seychelles,” said Andrew Mwangura, of the East African Seafarers Assistance Programme.He said he believed the ship has a crew of around 24 and may be using a flag of convenience.
| 400 miles is a long ways out to sea. |