Mittwoch, 12. Oktober 2011

For 19 months now, 6 Indians held by Somali pirates

Manish Sahu
It took British special forces no more than 24 hours to storm the hijacked bulk carrier Montecristo and rescue its crew of 23, including six Indians. However, another ship, also with six Indians aboard, has been in the custody of Somali pirates for nearly 19 months now.
MV Iceberg-1, a Panamanian flagged vessel, was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden in March 2010. The pirates have demanded a ransom of $8 million to free the ship and its crew, but the owners have said they can't

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