Saudi-owned crude carrier hijacked by Somali pirates in Indian Ocean

The Liberian-flagged oil tanker MV Sirius Star is seen at anchor in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia on November 19, 2008. The large, Saudi-owned crude carrier was hijacked by Somali pirates on November 15 about 450 nautical miles off the coast of Kenya and forced to proceed to anchorage near Harardhere, Somalia. (UPI Photo/William S. Stevens/U.S. Navy)