海盜劫持意大利船隻及21名船員

Pirates have hijacked an Italian cargo ship with at least 21 crew members in the dangerous waters near Somalia.

The European Union's anti-piracy force says the bulk carrier MV Rosalia D'Amato was seized Thursday in the Indian Ocean, 560 kilometers off the coast of says the ship's crew consists of six Italians and 15 Filipinos. Italy's foreign ministry, which confirmed the hijacking, put the number of crew members at 22. Officials with Perseveranza, the company that owns the ship, say they have been in contact with the ship's captain and report that all crew members are well.

In a separate incident, South Korean naval forces boarded a vessel near Yemen Thursday because of fears pirates were on board. Officials say all 20 crew members aboard the South Korean-owned Hanjin Tianjin were confirmed to be safe. It was not clear whether any pirates were found.A South Korean naval destroyer had raced to the ship's aid after it sent a distress signal.

海盜在索馬里附近的危險水域劫持了一艘意大利貨輪及船上至少21名船員。

歐盟打擊海盜的部隊說，這艘“羅薩莉婭.達馬託號”散裝貨輪星期四在距離阿曼海岸560公里的印度洋上被劫持。這支部隊說，船員中有6名意大利人和15名菲律賓人。意大利外交部證實了這次劫持事件，並說船員人數爲22人。這艘貨輪的所有者波熱凡扎公司的官員說，他們已經聯絡了這艘船的船長，並報告說，所有船員都很好。

在另一起事件中，韓國海軍星期四登上也門附近的一艘船隻，原因是擔心船上有海盜。有關官員說，這艘韓國“韓進.天津號”船上的20名船員被證實都是安全的。目前還不清楚他們是否發現了海盜。這艘船發出求救信號後，韓國一艘驅逐艦立即前去營救。