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Somali pirates seize Pakistani cargo vessel

MOGADISHU: Somali pirates have seized Pakistani cargo ship off the coast of Cental Somalia on Tuesday.

The Pakistani cargo ship carrying food was hijacked off the coast of central Somalia, Somali officials said. The number crew of Pakistani ship “MV Salama 1” could not be ascertained. The Pakistani-owned boat carrying food was headed toward the Somali coast, though it was not clear exactly where, it added.

The report quoted Somali officials the Indian cargo ship that was seized last week was now being held for ransom in the El Hur area of central Somalia, south of the Puntland border.