April 3 (UPI) -- An Indian commercial ship with 11 crew members aboard was hijacked off the coast of Somali, officials of India's Governate General of Shipping confirmed.
The ship, identified as the Al Kaushar, was on its way from Dubai to Al Mukala, Yemen, with unidentified cargo on Saturday when it was approached by a smaller boat whose crew sought water. The commercial ship was then boarded by armed Somali pirates.