Pirates seize fishing boat off Mauritius

By IANS,

Nairobi : A fishing boat with 14 crew members onboard has been captured by pirates off the coast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, an African maritime agency has said.


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The boat was hijacked 200 nautical miles north of Mauritius, the East African Seafarers’ Assistance Programme said, according to Xinhua.

The last report of a ship hijack came Sep 27, when Greek cargo ship MV Lugela with a dozen crew members onboard was seized off Somalia.

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