Somali pirates attack 6 ships

Kuala Lumpur - Heavily armed Somali pirates attacked six ships, including British, Indian and Singapore-managed vessels, earlier this week but all managed to escape, a global maritime watchdog said on Friday. "In the past two days, pirates have been actively attacking vessels with intent to hijack," Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau piracy reporting centre in Kuala Lumpur said in a statement.
"It appears that favourable weather conditions in the area and the high number of hijacked vessel that have been released recently may have prompted the pirates to actively seek for new targets," he added. But the ships - managed by Indian, British, Greek, Singapore and Philippine companies and one unknown - managed to escape from the pirates. ..more..http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_2469417,00.html