Factbox: Ships held by Somali pirates

>The M.V. Jahan Moni was hijacked 1,900 miles east of Somalia last December and was carrying nickel ore to Greece.Here are details of ships held by Somali pirates:* SOCOTRA 1: Seized on December 25, 2009 in the Gulf of Aden. Yemeni-owned ship had six Yemeni crew.* ICEBERG 1: Seized on March 29, 2010. Roll-on roll-off vessel captured 10 miles from Aden. Crew of 24.* JIH-CHUN TSAI 68: Taiwanese fishing vessel seized on March 30.

"Jahan Moni was hijacked 1,900 miles east of Somalia last December and was carrying nickel ore to Greece.Here are details of ships held by Somali pirates:* SOCOTRA 1: Seized on December 25, 2009 in the Gulf of Aden"Crew of 14: Taiwanese captain, two Chinese and 11 Indonesians.* RAK AFRIKANA: Seized on April 11. The St. Vincent and the Grenadines-flagged 7,561-dwt cargo ship was taken 280 miles west of the Seychelles.* Three Thai fishing vessels -- PRANTALAY 11, 12 and 14 -- hijacked on April 17-18. Total of 77 crew.* AL-DHAFIR: Seized on May 7. Fishing boat seized off Yemen.

Seven Yemeni crew.* SUEZ: Seized on August 2. Panama-flagged cargo ship hijacked in the Gulf of Aden. Carrying cement. Crew of 23 all from Egypt, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India.* OLIB G: Seized on September 8. Maltese-flagged merchant vessel with 18 crew -- 15 Georgians, three Turks.* ASPHALT VENTURE: Seized on September 29: The 3,884-dwt bitumen carrier was heading to Durban from Mombasa.

"Vincent and the Grenadines-flagged 7,561-dwt cargo ship was taken 280 miles west of the Seychelles.* Three Thai fishing vessels -- PRANTALAY 11, 12 and 14 -- hijacked on April 17-18"Crew of 15 Indians.* CHOIZIL: Seized on October 26. South-African-owned yacht was hijacked after leaving Dar es Salaam. European Union anti-piracy task force rescued one South African but two other crew members were taken ashore and held as hostages.* AL-NASSR: Seized October 28. Motorized dhow captured off Yemeni island of Socotra.* POLAR: Seized on Oct 30: Liberian-owned Panama-flagged 72,825-tonne tanker seized 580 miles east of Socotra. Crew of 24 -- one Romanian, three Greeks, four Montenegrins, 16 Filipinos.* HANNIBAL II: Seized on November 11.

Panama-flagged chemical tanker was taken 860 miles east of Horn of Africa. The 24,105-tonne vessel was sailing to Suez from Malaysia carrying vegetable oil. Crew of 31 -- 23 Tunisians, four Filipinos, a Croat, a Georgian, a Russian and a Moroccan. 1 2 Next World Thailand Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints