Sunday, April 26, 2009

Somali pirates freed Yemeni tanker.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo off Somali26.04.2009Piraty tried to attack the cruise liner "Melody" Somali pirates, Sunday, April 26, released Yemen tanker Sea Pritsess II ", captured 2 Jan., 2009, reported Reuters. We know that the ship has been released for ransom, but the exact amount that the pirates were in the tanker is not called.
On board are 15 sailors, 8 of them - the citizens of India. According to available data, none of them was hurt.
Tanker from Yemen - was the second ship that Somali pirates were released this weekend. On Saturday, April 25, became aware that offenders receiving a ransom of 1.9 million dollars, let the Greek ship "Saldanha", captured in late February 2009.
Because of the constant attacks on ships in the Gulf of Aden, a number of countries, including Russia, the United States and States - EU members, sent warships to the coast of Somalia. Despite this, the criminals continue to seize vessels.

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