HARADHEERE, Somalia (Reuters) - The captain of a Virgin Islands-owned chemical tanker hijacked this week has died from gunshot wounds sustained when the ship was attacked, a Somali pirate said on Wednesday.
The was a pause in hijacking during monsoon rains, but the Somali transitional sea have stepped up attacks in the past two months, especially off the Seychelles as Pirates extend their range two Evader Navier ment patrol off the Horn of Africa.
"The captain of the chemical tanker died last night from gunshot wounds he got during the hijack," a pirate Who gave his name as Mohamed customs Reuters. "The ship is headed for Haradheere with the dead captain."
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