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CHITTAGONG, March 13 — Pirates have seized a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier off the coast of Somalia and taken its 23-member crew hostage, the boat owners said Tuesday. The MV...

CHITTAGONG: Pirates have seized a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier off the coast of Somalia and taken its 23-member...

Several people boarded and took control of a ship during a suspected pirate attack in the Indian Ocean, nearly 1,100 km east of Somalias coastal capital, Mogadishu, the British army reported on Tuesday.

Areas in northern KZN are in the firing line for possible severe storms on Wednesday.

Pirates have seized a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier off the coast of Somalia and taken its 23-member crew hostage, the ship’s owners said. The MV

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Wednesday said the authorities had not yet received any ransom demands from the pirates responsible for hijacking the Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah in the Indian Ocean. He said the identities of the pirates remain unknown....

Bangladeshi ship hijack : A Bangladesh-flagged cargo vessel, MV Abdullah, was hijacked in the Indian Ocean by a group of Somalian pirates around noon today, and all crew members of the vessel are being held hostage on board, officials said.

Its effects are already being felt in the capital Maputo and the area around it.

Somali pirates on Tuesday hijacked a Bangladesh-flagged cargo vessel in the Indian Ocean and held hostage all the 23 crew members, Bangladeshi officials confirmed.