http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L22244906.htm Somali pirates hijack private yacht -official says 22 Jul 2008 11:12:20 GMT Source: Reuters NAIROBI, July 22 (Reuters) - Somali pirates have seized a small yacht carrying a German family and French captain as well as a cargo ship off the lawless Horn of Africa nation's coast, an official said on Tuesday.
The pirates have held the German family of three and their French captain since June 23, said Andrew Mwangura, director of the Seafarers Assistance Programme, in a statement. "The child is said to have contracted malaria and the dad is diabetic and has no access to insulin," the statement said. A Japanese-managed bulk vessel, the MV Stella Maris, was hijacked on Sunday morning, Mwangura said. "The ill-fated vessel is owned by Turtle Marine Shipping and she is managed by MMS Company of Japan ... her crew size and their nationality are not yet known," he said. Piracy is common off the coast of Somalia. The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution in June that gave some countries the right to conduct anti-piracy operations in Somali waters after a spate of hijackings. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
