The United States on Wednesday reiterated its grave concern over increasing hijacking of foreign vessels near Somalia waters, and expected international cooperation over the issue.
"We in the State Department are trying to come at it from the diplomatic and political angle. We're working with the Security Council to try to pass a resolution that could perhaps help deal with some of the limitations that currently exist in dealing with vessels on the high seas," State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack said.
"It's an international problem. ... The United States is not going to solve this alone. No one country is going to solve it alone," the Spokesman noted.
"We are taking a look internally in Washington at the State Department to make sure that we are doing everything we possibly can to work with others to address what is an international problem."
A Saudi super tanker carrying 100 million dollars in crude oil was hijacked by pirates in the Arabian Sea on Monday.
In late September, pirates hijacked a ship carrying more than 30 battle tanks, and vowed not to release the ship until a 35- million-dollar ransom was paid.
More than 80 ships are estimated to have been attacked in the African waters so far this year, with about a dozen ships believed to be in the hands of pirates along with some 200 crew members.