Somali pirates 'seize cargo ship'

In short:
South Korean officials say gunmen have hijacked a Japanese cargo ship off the coast of Somalia carrying 23 crew including five South Koreans.
The ship was seized in the Gulf of Aden on Saturday, officials said.
The condition of the crew is not known and it is not clear if the pirates are demanding a ransom.
So far this year, Somali pirates have seized more than 30 vessels, making the shipping lanes through the Gulf of Aden the most dangerous in the world.
A South Korean foreign ministry official said the 23 abducted sailors included Filipinos as well as the five South Koreans.
Last Wednesday, the Russian navy said Russian and British ships had repelled a pirate attack on a Danish ship in waters off Somalia.

Reaction:
It is not the first time that this has happened to a cargo ship. It is a sad thing that this is happening, it is not necessary. How those people on those vessels must be feeling. Hold for a ransom of 12 million pounds. I hope that governments of the countries lying near the Gulf of Aden will undertake some extreme measurements so that these actions will decrease, and disappear in the future. A difficult task, but it must be done to reassure trading trough the Gulf of Aden in the future.