**Somali pirates have captured a tanker transporting crude oil to the US, officials say.**The Greek-owned Maran Centaurus was about 1,300km (800 miles) off the coast of Somalia what it was hijacked on Sunday, said the EU Naval task force.
Spokesman Cmdr John Harbour told the Associated Press news agency the ship had 28 crew members on board.
Pirate attacks have been common off the Somali coast and international navies have been deployed to counter them.