Thursday, February 5, 2009

"Faina", left the last group of pirates.

SyuzhetyZahvat pirates Ukrainian vessel "Faina" 05.02.2009Yuschenko announced the release of "Faina"
   Somali pirates freed a Ukrainian vessel "Faina", 5 February, Reuters reported, citing unnamed participant in the negotiations with the criminals.
Located in the Somali port of Haradere negotiator, who asked not to call his name, told reporters that the last group of pirates left "Faina" ship and preparing for departure. Previously, the release of "Faina" declared the Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, but there was no precise information that the vessel had left all the pirates. They stayed in the "Faina" small groups.
In the near future "Faina", accompanied by an American warship goes into the Kenyan port of Mombasa, where it must deliver the cargo tanks. Ukrainian authorities have meanwhile promised to organize as soon as possible dispatch of the crew home.
Pirates seized the "Faina" 25 September 2008. On board were 21 crew members - 17 Ukrainians, three Russians and one Latvian. Soon after falling into captivity, one of the Russians, Captain Vladimir Kolobkov, died of hypertensive crisis.
February 3, the "Faina" paid a ransom of $ 3.2 million dollars. The pirates left the ship is not just because it decided to first convert the money and make sure that they will not attack foreign warships. The first group of criminals left "Faina" the morning of February 5.

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