Pirates take over German cargo ship
According to BBC news, Somali pirates hiijacked a German cargo ship in the Indian ocean. Kenya-based East African Seafarers' Assistance Program told BBC News, that there is believed to be 24 crew members on the ship. The names of those on board are being verified. The ship was about 400 nautical miles from the southern Somali port of Kismayu, between Kenya and the Seychelles, Andrew Mwangura, of the Kenya-based East African Seafarers Assistance Program told Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera said that Germany's foreign ministry said it was looking for "concrete evidence" that a German-flagged vessel had been captured. They said that dozens of ships have been taken by pirates and been released after owners paid tens of millions of dollars in ransom.