NAIROBI, Kenya — The EU's anti-piracy task force says Somali pirates have hijacked a chemical tanker carrying lubricating oil in the Red Sea. The force says pirates attacked the Marshall Islands-flagged MT Motivator on Sunday in the northern Strait of Bab al Mandeb. The seizure was only confirmed early Monday after communication with ship was lost, the force says in a statement. The EU Naval Force says the 13,065 ton-ship has a crew of 18 Filipinos on board. The Horn of Africa nation's 19 years of lawlessness have allowed piracy to flourish.