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Somali pirates hijack Indian cargo ship with 11 people on board

Xinhua, April 3, 2017 Adjust font size:

Somali pirates have hijacked an Indian cargo ship with 11 crew members onboard, local media reports said Monday.

The ship named Al Kaushar according to New Delhi based television news channel -- India Today -- was hijacked on Saturday while on its way to Al Mukala port in Yemen from Dubai.

All the crew members are said to be Indians from Mandvi in Mumbai (Maharashtra).

Reports said captain of the ship had informed owners of ship as well as authorities in Dubai about the incident.

Indian officials so far have not issued any statement about the hijacking.

The officials in navy and ministry of external affairs have been notified about the hijacking, reports said.

Pirates often attack cargo ships in international waters in absence of patrolling. Enditem