KUALA LUMPUR: Pirates have seized a Japanese chemical tanker and its 23 crew in the Gulf of Eden off the coast of Somalia - the second hijacking case in two weeks, a global maritime watchdog said Monday.
Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center in Kuala Lumpur, said the center immediately notified Western naval ships patrolling the area after picking up a distress signal from the tanker late Sunday, but it was too late.
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