Originally Posted by canarymoon

Pirates have today siezed another ship off the coast of Africa -
This one is a Panamanian Cargo ship, the MV Al Khaliq, reported by one source to have a crew of 25 or 26, and it was taken near the Seychelles.

This is the second ship to be taken this week. One other ship was attacked, but the pirates were successfully repelled.

The first ship, from China, is still being held, and the pirates have threatetened to kill that entire crew of 25, if their government makes a rescue attempt.