Somali pirates hijack Turkish ship
ANKARA, Turkey -- Somali pirates have hijacked a Turkish cargo ship in the Indian Ocean with 19 Turks and two Ukrainian sailors onboard. The vessel, sailing under Maltese flag, was commandeered off the Somali coast, the EU's anti-pirate mission NAVFOR announced on Tuesday (March 23rd). The ship was en route to Thailand. (Reuters, AFP, AP, Hurriyet - 23/03/10)