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Somali pirates take control of Tanzanian fuel tanker en route from Yemen
Armed Somali pirates carrying out preparations to a skiff in Hobyo, northeastern Somalia, ahead of new attacks on ships sailing in the Gulf of Aden on January 4, 2010.
Photo credit: Mohamed Dahir | AFP
What you need to know:
A merchant ship hijacked in Yemeni waters in the Gulf of Aden last week is now being held by Somali pirates, two residents of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region told Reuters on Thursday.
The ship, the MT Asana, is a Tanzanian-flagged fuel and chemical tanker.
