Somali pirates hold 22 ships

Somali pirates hold 22 ships    The European Union’s Naval Force Somalia’s Operation Atalanta said Somali pirates are holding 22 vessels and 521 hostages with the capture of the containership Albedo last Friday.
   The Albedo was captured 900 nautical miles East of Mogadishu, Somalia. The Malaysian-flagged and owned ship had 23 crewmembers from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Iran. It was carrying containers and was bound for Mombasa, Kenya, and was sailing from Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates.