Pirates hijack 23,000-ton European -owned chemical tankers off the coast of Kismayo . two Greek -owned M/V Bow-Asir captured . The 23,000-ton Norwegian-owned and Bahamian-registered M/V Bow-Asir was captured 250 miles east of the southern Somali city Kismayo on Thursday morning , the security center said in a release . M/V Nipayia , a 9,000-ton European -owned vessel also seized .
Pirates hijack 23,000-ton European -owned chemical tankers off the coast of Kismayo . two Greek -owned M/V Bow-Asir captured . M/V Nipayia , a 9,000-ton European -owned vessel also seized .