Somali Pirates Hijack Yet Another Cargo Ship

Pirates off the coast of Africa have struck again, hijacking a Hong Kong cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, the Financial Times reports. The Delight has 25 crew members and 36,000 tons of wheat, and hijackers were reportedly steering it toward Somalia. It's the latest in a string of such hijackings, including one of a Saudi super-tanker now anchored off Somalia's coast.

The Saudi ship also has 25 crew members aboard, along with 2 million barrels of oil. Generally, the hijackers have little interest in the actual cargo and demand ransoms for the safe return of the ship and crew. In all, Somali pirates are holding 16 ships and more than 250 sailors hostage, AFP notes. (More Somalia stories.)