An international ship was hijacked by pirates

A Bangladeshi-flagged transport ship was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean on March 12, according to Bangladesh's Kabir Steel Rolling Mill Group (KSRM).

The 23-member crew of Abdullah, formerly known as Golden Hawk, was taken hostage, carrying coal from the port of Maputo, Mozambique, and was heading for Hamriye port in the United Arab Emirates.

"The pirates have taken control of the ship, but the crew are in safety inside the cabin," a KSRM group chief told a local newspaper. "We are trying to establish contact with the crew," the official said.

The pirates, armed with heavy weapons and ammunition, have taken control of the ship, according to Captain Anam Chowdhury, president of the Bangladesh Association of Merchant Shipping Officials.

This is the second hijacking of a Bangladeshi ship in history. The first incident occurred in December 2010, when pirates hijacked the Jahan Moni in the Arabian Sea. Pirates held 25 crew members and the wife of the first mate hostage for nearly 100 days. 

一国际海运船被海盗劫持

       据孟加拉国卡比尔钢铁轧钢厂集团(KSRM)称，3月12日，一艘悬挂孟加拉国国旗的运输船在印度洋被索马里海盗劫持。

       遇袭货船为阿卜杜拉号(Abdullah)，原名金鹰号(Golden Hawk)，船上有23名船员被扣为人质，装载着从莫桑比克马普托港运来的煤炭，当时正驶向阿联酋的哈姆里耶港。

       KSRM集团的一位负责人在接受当地一家报纸采访时表示：“海盗已经控制了这艘船，但船员们都在船舱内的安全地带。”“我们正试图与机组人员建立联系，”这名官员说。

       据孟加拉国商船官员协会主席Anam Chowdhury船长说，海盗们装备了重型武器和弹药，已经控制了这艘船。

       这是历史上第二起劫持孟加拉国船只的事件。第一起事件发生在2010年12月，当时海盗在阿拉伯海劫持了“贾汗莫尼”号船。海盗将25名船员和大副的妻子扣为人质将近100天。