Piracy


NAIROBI, Kenya - The EU Naval Force says that a Taiwanese fishing vessel that was reported to have been hijacked by pirates was never attacked.

NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates seized a Taiwanese fishing vessel with 14 crew onboard in the southernmost hijacking yet, the European Union Naval Force said on Friday.

NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates hijacked a cargo ship with 15 Indian crew on board off East Africa, the European Union Naval Force said Wednesday.

NAIROBI, Kenya - The European Union's anti-piracy force says Somali pirates have hijacked a cargo ship carrying steel bars and wires off the coast of Somalia.

PARIS - France's defense minister says the kidnapping of three French nationals from a ship off Nigeria's coast appears to be a "classic act of piracy." Herve Morin says French officials are worried, and that the group believed to be behind the abduction has shown "absolute determination" and is considered violent.
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