Andrew Mwangura, the East Africa Coordinator of Seafarers Assistance Program (SAP) said the vessel was seized on Monday, making it the 12th vessel to be hijacked in the pirate-infested waterway since July 20.
"The Hong Kong chemical tanker was hijacked by pirates on Monday, en route to Asia. The ship was seized in the same place others have fallen similar fate," Mwangura told Xinhua by telephone.
Maritime official said the Hong Kong ship was sailing in a maritime security corridor in the gulf patrolled by an international coalition of warships and aircraft when it was attacked.
Published by Mike Hitchen, Mike Hitchen Consulting
