This is very obviously an argument of semantics.

Yes that's literally the point of this com

Nothing stopping you calling it hijacking if thats your thing but its very obviously a heavy handed attempt at emotive language

So emotive language is okay when Somalis do it? Or not okay when so called "state" actors do it on the other side of the planet?

The act is the same and that's what actually matters. A boat is taken against the will of its crew without any self-defense motive.