German Ship MV Victoria hijacked

The MV Victoria was seized on Tuesday in an area 75 miles south of Yemen. The ship is believed to be headed towards Somalian port of Eyl. This is known to be known pirate hub. The Victoria was headed towards the sea port of Jeddah in the red sea. The ship has 8 people on board all of them Romanian.

The German operated ship was carrying 10000 tons of rice from India . Germany has recently recalled its elite GSG-9 commando unit operating in the area when they decided against storming another ship which was taken last week. This is the 19th ship being held by the Somali pirates.

(Source : http://www.ktnv.com/global/story.asp?s=10310940)