Pirates seize vessel off Somalia,

Pirates in the Gulf of Aden have seized a Greek-owned cargo ship. The BBC's Jonah Fisher, on board a nearby UK naval vessel, said the captain of the MV Saldanha radioed that pirates had boarded his ship. The pirates had ordered the captain to warn the British warship, the HMS Northumberland, to stay away. The HMS Northumberland is part of an EU task force patrolling the waters off the unstable Horn of Africa to deter pirate attacks. It was around 100km (60 miles) from the cargo ship when it was hijacked. Pirates from Somalia target merchant ships sailing through the busy Gulf of Aden, which connects Europe and Asia. The International Maritime Bureau has issued a warning to shipping that the risk from piracy off the coast of Somalia was rising again, after the number of pirate seizures dropped off at the end of last year. ..more..http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7904273.stm