Somali pirates hijack Greek ship
Updated on 02 May 2009
Somali pirates have hijacked a Greek-owned cargo ship in the Indian Ocean.
The ship, with a Ukrainian crew, was seized near the Seychelles island chain.
An agent for ship-owner Seven Seas Maritime said he believed 24 Ukrainians were on board when the ship was seized.
He said: "We can confirm the ship has been hijacked, we don't know a lot more than that at present."
It is believed the ship is carrying 35,000 tons of soya.
Nato spokesman Lieutenant Commander Alexandre Santos Fernandes said the Maltese-flagged Ariana was hijacked north-west of the Seychelles islands about 1,000 miles from Nato's operating area.
Mr Fernandes said the Ariana was taken in a rare overnight attack.
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