Singaporean cargo ship seized by Somali pirates
A Singapore-registered ship with 19 Chinese sailors onboard was seized on Monday by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, where Somali pirates have menaced ocean traffic, the Chinese Ministry of Transport.
The container cargo ship Golden Blessing was on its way from Saudi Arabia to India when it was boarded off East Africa, said a brief Chinese-language report on the Ministry website (www.moc.gov.cn).
“Currently, a rescue operation is under way,” said the report.
The report did not specify whether any other people, apart from the 19 Chinese nationals, were on the ship. Nor did it specify any demands from the pirates. Sometimes, the Chinese government also counts Taiwanese as Chinese nationals.
The container cargo ship Golden Blessing was on its way from Saudi Arabia to India when it was boarded off East Africa, said a brief Chinese-language report on the Ministry website (www.moc.gov.cn).
“Currently, a rescue operation is under way,” said the report.
The report did not specify whether any other people, apart from the 19 Chinese nationals, were on the ship. Nor did it specify any demands from the pirates. Sometimes, the Chinese government also counts Taiwanese as Chinese nationals.