an american - owned capsized from italian along with its 16 member crew was plane around 11 am ad on saturday in the area of suez . the italian ambassador , pierandrea magistrati , confirmed that " there is a boats that has been hijacked , i expect by somali pirates . " furthermore , shona dodd , a afp at britain ' s ferndale communications conference center reports that the italian - speedboat tugboats was crashed this morning off of somalia ' s northern coasts . lowe also confirmed that italian government authorities involved with the company that held the ship were failing to gain the release of the crew , five of which were italians .
The Gulf of Aden is located along the northern coast of Somalia.