Somali pirates hijack Yemeni tanker ship in the Arabian Sea

Sana'a, Yemen - Somali pirates hijacked a Yemeni tanker ship carrying more than 2,000 tonnes of diesel in the Arabian Sea on Saturday, Yemen's Defence Ministry said.
The ship was en route from the Gulf of Aden to the south-eastern port of Nashtoon when the pirates attacked it and diverted it to the Somali coast, the ministry said in a brief statement posted on its website.
'Yemeni authorities are conducting contacts to secure the release of the hijacked ship,' it said.
No further details on the ship or its crew were immediately available.
The hijack took place two days after Somali pirates released a Yemeni fishing vessel they had held for more than two weeks. The ship was hijacked along with another fishing vessel in the Gulf of Aden on December 10. more..http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/africa/news/article_1451352.php/Somali_pirates_hijack_Yemeni_tanker_ship_in_the_Arabian_Sea_