AFR: Somali pirates capture US tug: Kenyan official
12 Apr 2009 1:59 AM
All crew aboard a US tug boat are safe .. after Somali pirates stormed their boat in the Gulf of Aden.
The US-owned and Italian-flagged tugboat was taken about six pm (AEST) with 16 crew aboard.
The tugboat was towing two barges at the time of capture .. but there were no details on their cargo.
