Pirates hijack Danish-owned ship off Somali coast

MOGADISHU, Somalia: A Danish-owned tug boat with a British captain, an Irish engineer and four Russian crew members was seized off Somalia's northeastern coast and a ransom has been demanded, the ship owner and a Somali official said Monday. The U.S. Navy said it had ships in the region of the latest act of piracy off Somalia. dig more http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/04/africa/AF-GEN-Somalia-Piracy.php