NAIROBI, Kenya -- The European Union's anti-piracy naval force says Somali pirates have seized a cargo vessel with 24 crew members aboard.
The owners of MV Polar confirmed early Saturday that pirates control the ship, the EU force said in a statement.
Pirates seized the Liberian-owned ship some 684 miles east of the Indian Ocean island of Socotra. It belongs to Yemen but is close to the tip of northeastern Somalia.
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Note:Published October 30, 2010