Oil tanker seized

A giant Saudi oil tanker seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean is nearing the coast of Somalia, the US Navy says.



The Sirius Star is the biggest tanker ever to be hijacked, with a cargo of 2 million barrels, which is a quarter of Saudi Arabia\'s daily output and is worth more than US$200 million.



The vessel was captured in what the navy called ‘an unprecedented attack’, 450 nautical miles off the Kenyan coast on Sunday.



Its international crew of 25, including two Britons, is said to be safe.