Sunday, May 3, 2009

Captured by pirates ship with Ukrainians turned Greek.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo off Somali02.05.2009Piraty bulk carrier seized by Somali pirates with ukraintsamiZahvachenny bulk carrier Ariana, whose crew consists entirely of citizens of Ukraine belongs to the company from Greece. This work is coordinated by a ship from London, which previously reported the capture of "Ariana" argued that the bulk carrier - the British. That was reported by ITAR-TASS reported with reference to the Ministry of Merchant Navy of Greece.
Source Russian news agencies also cited new data on the number of persons on board Ariane sailors. In Greece, said that in fact the bulk of the crew of 17, not 24 as previously reported.
It should be noted that the capture of "Ariana" initially received conflicting information. First, with pirate words, reported the seizure of the Ukrainian ship. Then the news disseminated information about the attack on the British bulk carrier, the crew of which consists of citizens of Ukraine. The reports of the seizure of a ship with Ukrainians also included a cargo for the UN, whether it carried by "Arianna" soybeans, did not specify.
The representative of the Greek Ministry added that the area where it was attacked by "Ariane" (near the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean), headed for the French Navy frigate.

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