Somali pirates hijack Pakistani boat

Somali pirates have hijacked a Pakistani boat MV Salama 1, off the coast of Somalia with an unknown number of crew, US media reported.

Salama 1 is the second boat hijacked by Somali pirates in less than 48 hours. The first being an Indian-owned vessel, MSV Al Kausar, with 11 crew members, the Voice of America reported.

The Pakistani boat carrying food was hijacked off the coast of central Somalia, Somali officials said Tuesday, The New York Times said in its report.

The number crew of Pakistani ship “MV Salama 1” could not be ascertained.

The Salama 1 hijacking is the fourth piracy attack in three weeks.

Piracy on the high seas near off Somalia had reached its peak between 2008 and 2012, but had since subsided.