A bulk carrier operated by China's biggest shipping company has been hijacked 700 miles off Somalia's east coast in an incident that highlights the increasing ability of Somalia's pirates to attack far out into the Indian Ocean.
The 225m-long De Xin Hai, operated by Cosco, was further from land than any vessel previously captured by Somali pirates, according to the London-based International Maritime Bureau, which monitors piracy.
The vessel's capture was reported by EU Navfor, the European Union force set up to combat Somali piracy.
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