Somali pirates hijack Spanish tuna fishing boat (Photo)

Posted on Oct 4 2009 - 6:02pm by News Desk
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pirateFishing vessel Alakrana and what Spanish Ministry of Defence says are pirates (enlarged) are seen off the coast of Somalia in this handout image created by the Spain’s Defence Ministry and released October 2, 2009. Somali pirates hijacked the Spanish tuna fishing boat in the Indian Ocean, the regional government of the Basque Country, the Seychelles and a pirate spokesman said on Friday. The Alakrana, which has a crew of 36 and a home port in the Basque Country, escaped a previous pirate attack last month. The logo seen in the bottom left belongs to the Spanish Air Force flying unit that took the picture.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)