Pirates Seize German Ship Near Somalia, US Navy Says

NAIROBI, Kenya — Hijackers seized a German-owned ship in the pirate-infested waters between Somalia and Yemen on Saturday, a U.S. Navy spokesman said. Pirates captured the Maltese-flagged MV Patriot in the Gulf of Aden about 150 nautical miles (280 kilometers) southeast of the Yemeni coastal city of Muqalla, said U.S. Navy 5th Fleet spokesman Lt. Nathan Christensen. An official from the German Foreign Ministry could not immediately confirm the ship's capture. Andrew Mwangura of t

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