Somali Pirates Strike Again

Somali pirates have reportedly hijacked an oil tanker, marking the first such taking of a commercial ship since 2012. The Aris 13 reported being followed by two skiffs—including one carrying armed men—while carrying fuel from Djibouti to Mogadishu on Sunday, a rep for Oceans Beyond Piracy tells Fox News. It then issued a distress call Monday shortly before its tracking system was turned off, reports Reuters. A local official says pirates directed the ship toward the Somali port town of Alula where other pirates were waiting. The fate of its eight crew members is not known.