Spain: 36-man crew on hijacked tuna boat safe

The Spanish government says a trawler hijacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean has been spotted by navy aircraft and the 36-man crew is safe.
Defense Ministry spokesman Constantino Mendez said Saturday that a Spanish frigate is due to arrive to shadow the tuna-fishing vessel later in the day.
The boat, the Alakrana, was boarded by Somali pirates early Friday when it was working waters 800 miles away from the nearest navy escort, the government said in a statement.