If you are sailing around the world, you’d be
advised to avoid Somalian water. Somali pirates have hijacked (another)
ship with 10 crew on its way to the Somali port of El-Maan. The MV
Torgelow was carrying fuel and food to a UN-chartered vessel freed last
week by gunmen who had held it and its cargo of food aid for three
months. The International Maritime Board says there have been at least
20 attacks on ships in Somali waters since March. It urges ships in the
area to stay as far away as possible from the shore.