Attackers firing machine guns board tanker off Somalia coast

A series of recent attacks attributed to Somali pirates have put shipping companies on edge (AP)

Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades have boarded a tanker carrying gasoline off the coast of Somalia.

A series of recent attacks attributed to Somali pirates have put shipping companies on edge even before Thursday’s seizure of the Malta-flagged Hellas Aphrodite.