Somali pirates seize ship with 20 Filipino crew

A French warship is now in the Indian Ocean monitoring the situation as the Izumi heads toward Somalia.

The European Union Naval Force says Somali pirates have seized a ship with 20 Filipino crew members onboard.

Lt. Col. Per Klingvall said Monday that the owners of the Panama-flagged Izumi received an automatically released distress signal Sunday afternoon,indicating the vessel was likely under attack by pirates.

A Danish warship was sent to investigate and made contact with the Izumi’s captain,who reported that the ship was under pirate control.

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Yuki Shimoda,an official at Japan’s Transport Ministry,said the Japanese-owned vessel was headed from Japan via Singapore to the Kenyan port of Mombasa.

A French warship is now in the Indian Ocean monitoring the situation as the Izumi heads toward Somalia.

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