Pirates seize Greek tanker and 19 crew off Somalia coast

Pirates have seized a Greek chemical tanker with 19 crew members off Somalia’s coast, continuing an audacious string of hijackings near the war-torn African country, an international anti-piracy watchdog said today.

The tanker, carrying refined petroleum from Europe to the Middle East, was ambushed on Friday in the Gulf of Aden, said Noel Choong, who heads the International Maritime Bureau’s piracy reporting centre based in Malaysia.