( CNN ) -- Pirates have hijacked a Norwegian tanker off the coast of Madagascar and are steering the ship toward Somalia , the ship 's owner said . The captain of the UBT Ocean called the technical director for Broevigtank , the company that owns the ship , and reported that pirates had come aboard Friday , said Svenn Pederson , CEO of Broevigtank . Contact with the captain has since been lost . But the company has been tracking the vessel . Pederson said the ship was carrying fuel destined for Dar es Salaam , Tanzania , and has 21 crew members aboard .
Pirates hijack Norwegian tanker UBT Ocean off the coast of Madagascar . - The U.S. Navy captures a German U-boat, "U-536", in the Atlantic Ocean. Captain of tanker reported that pirates had come aboard on Friday . Ship was carrying fuel destined for Dar es Salaam , Tanzania , and has 21 crew members .