近日，一艘中国渔船被持AK-47步枪的索马里海盗劫持。据有关部门称，他们要求支付赎金，以释放这艘船及其18名船员。

目前尚不清楚劫持事件发生的时间，但欧盟反海盗部队周四提请注意这一事件。

位于邦特兰东海岸的海盗据点埃尔（Eyl）的警官***·迪尼（Mohamed Dini）表示，海盗正在把船驶离海岸更远的地方。

迪尼补充说，这起事件引起了人们的关注，因为劫持这艘船的人是签合同要保护它的人，然后被其他海盗增援，他们要求赎金才能释放这艘船。

熟悉此案的老人阿里·沃萨米（Ali Warsame）表示，一家索马里公司提出为这艘船支付30万美元的赎金，但遭到海盗的拒绝。

渔民们报告说，在埃尔附近看到了这艘船，但海盗们认为可能会遇到海岸警卫队，所以把船驶离了海岸。然而，由于害怕外国军舰，他们不能走得太远。

欧盟亚特兰大反海盗海军部队表示，他们正在监控这一事件，并将其归类为海上武装抢劫，不过船员们都很安全。

这是索马里海盗活动在多年平静之后激增的最新事件。

今年3月，一艘从莫桑比克开往阿联酋的孟加拉国货船被索马里海盗劫持，船上载有55000多吨煤炭。在船东KSRM集团支付了空投的赎金后，这艘散货船MV Abdullah被释放。

这些最新的劫持船只事件引发了人们对印度洋海盗行为再次出现的担忧。

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英文原文

A Chinese fishing boat was recently hijacked by Somali Pirates wielding AK-47 rifles.  They have asked for a ransom to release the vessel and its 18-member crew, per authorities.



It remains unclear when the hijacking occurred however European Union’s Anti-Piracy Force drew attention to this incident on Thursday.



Mohamed Dini, a police officer in Eyl, a pirate stronghold on the east coast of Puntland said that the pirates are taking the ship further from the coast.



The incident garnered attention as the boat was hijacked by men who were contracted to protect it before being reinforced by other pirates, Dini added, saying that they were demanding money to release the ship.



Ali Warsame, an elder familiar with the case, said that a Somali Company offered to pay a $300,000 ransom on the boat’s behalf but the offer was declined by the pirates.



Fishermen reported that the boat was seen near Eyl but the pirates pushed the boat into the sea since they might encounter the coast guards.  However, they cannot go far out of fear of foreign military vessels.



European Union’s Anti-Piracy Naval Force Atlanta said it was monitoring the event which it classified as armed robbery at sea, though crew members are safe.



This is the latest incident in a surge of Somali pirate activity, after years of lull.



In March, a Bangladeshi Cargo Vessel carrying over 55,000 tonnes of coal from Mozambique to UAE was hijacked by Somali Pirates.  The Bulk Carrier MV Abdullah was released after the owners, KSRM Group, paid a ransom which was air-dropped on the vessel.



These latest incidents of vessel hijackings have raised concerns regarding the re-emergence of maritime piracy in the Indian Ocean.

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