Malaysian shipping line MISC Berhad said Saturday that another of its tankers has been hijacked with 41 crew aboard by pirates in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen, the second in 10 days, according to ap. Maritime officials said Somali pirates were believed to be behind the attack, the eighth successful hijacking in the gulf since July 20. The ship, which has 36 Malaysian and five Filipino crew, was sailing within a security corridor patrolled by a multination coalition force when it was seized, it said. «The vessel attempted evasive maneuvering before being overpowered by the hijackers. The coalition forces within the vicinity were alerted but were unable to prevent the hijacking as safety of the crew onboard is of priority,» the shipping line said in a statement. No further details were immediately available, it said.
