Another ship has been hijacked according to the BBC. The Hong Kong cargo ship is said to have been boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden [Sky News]. The ship is reported to be carrying 36,000 tonnes of wheat towards Iran and has a crew of 25. The incident comes less than 24 hours after it was reported that a massive oil tanker was hijacked near to the east coast of Africa. The Sirius Star, a super tanker carrying a full load of crude oil, worth more than $100 million, has been moored off Somalia near to the port of Eyl according to the latest reports [CNN / BBC].
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