Hijacked Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah anchored near Hobyo; hostage crisis unfolds

[Deeq A.]

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The hijacked Bangladeshi bulker MV Abdullah anchored off Somalia on Thursday, triggering international concern as Somali pirates hold the 23 crew members hostage. The ship was seized approximately 600 nautical miles from Mogadishu earlier in the week and is now under pirate control near the Hobyo port, according to the European Union's Operation ATALANTA.

Source: Hiiraan Online