Chemical-carrying ship hijacked by Somali pirates
NAIROBI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Somali pirates have hijacked a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship carrying chemicals from Kuwait to South Africa, a maritime official said on Wednesday.
Andrew Mwangura of the Kenya-based East African Seafarers' Assistance Programme told Reuters the vessel was the Filitsa and that it was carrying three Greek officers and an unknown number of Filipino crew members.
Andrew Mwangura of the Kenya-based East African Seafarers' Assistance Programme told Reuters the vessel was the Filitsa and that it was carrying three Greek officers and an unknown number of Filipino crew members.
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