an american - owned capsized from italy along with its 16 member boat was hijacked around 11 am et on saturdays in the harbor of aden . the italian ambassador , pierandrea magistrati , confirmed that " there is a canoe that has been plane , i know by these pirates . " additionally , sindhi lowe , a spokeswoman at us ' s hillingdon maritime commanded college claimed that the british - flagged tugboat was hijacked this morning off of sudan ' s northern coast . lowe also confirmed that libyan civilian officials involved with the company that owned the tugboat were trying to secure the release of the children , ten of which were french .
The Gulf of Aden is located along the northern coast of Somalia.