Thursday, January 22, 2009

Somali pirates freed an Iranian merchant ship.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo off Somali04.01.2009Vykup for Sirius Star dropped to parashyuteSomaliyskie pirates freed an Iranian merchant ship "Delayt, seized off the coast of Yemen on Nov. 20, 2008. Terms of the release of the vessel is not named, reported Reuters.
Crew "Delayta consists of 25 people. All of them worked for the country's largest carrier IRISL. The vessel was carrying 36 thousand tons of wheat from Germany.
Note that in the first days after the seizure, when the leadership of Iran has already negotiated with the pirates for the release of "Delayta, Minister of Transport stated that the authorities are inclined to the force's version of the release of the vessel.
Pirates released "Delayt" the next day after being released supertanker "Dog Star" from Saudi Arabia, which became the largest production ever pirate attacks. For the tanker, capable of carrying up to 2 million barrels of oil, the bandits have received a ransom of 3 million dollars. Currently, Sirius Star sent to Saudi Arabia, the sailors on board, according to BBC News, feel good.

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