 Washington Post | Pirates Ransom Saudi Vessel; Three Ships Seized (Update1) Bloomberg - By Caroline Alexander and Hamsa Omar Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Pirates demanded a ransom for an oil- laden Saudi supertanker amid reports three other merchant vessels have been hijacked in one of the worst spates of attacks in the Gulf of Aden and off the ... Video: Pirates Seize Supertanker Loaded With Crude India: Pirate 'mother ship' left in flames |