Chinese sailors on hijacked ship OK: Company

BEIJING - The company employing Chinese sailors aboard a hijacked ship expects a call from Somali pirates in three to five days, a company official said on Tuesday.

Li Jingzhong, spokesman of the Shanghai Dingheng Shipping Co, told China Daily they were able to contact the captain of the ship on Monday.

"The captain told us the crew was all safe. But we have not heard from them again since. It seems the pirates may have unplugged the telephone on board, and we haven't been able to reach them," Li said.