On Christmas morning , the vessel FV Shiuh Fu reported being under pirate attack about 120 miles off the northeast tip of Madagascar , the statement said , but `` no further communication with the vessel has been possible '' since then . The ship reported being under attack on Christmas Day . It has not been heard from since . Pirates now hold the vessels and many pirates off the coast of Somalia .
The ship reported being under attack on Christmas Day . It has not been heard from since . Pirates now hold the vessels and many pirates off the coast of Somalia .