Pirates have seized an Indian dhow with an unconfirmed number of crew off the coast of Somalia.

In the third such incident in a week, the Indian vessel, Laxmi Sagar, which operates frequently between Arabia and the African coast with the usual 10 crew members onboard, is reported to have been seized on Sunday, a Press TV correspondent, quoting Andrew Mwangura of the Mombasa-based East African Seafarers' Assistance Program, reported late on Monday.

Somali pirates are currently holding at least 14 vessels and nearly 300 crewmen for ransom.

Last week, the Greek ship Ariana and its 24 Ukrainian crew members were freed after a helicopter dropped a multi-million dollar ransom onto its deck.

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