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Real Reality · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

Korea OKs Somali Pirate Ransom Demand
The government announced on July 30 that a deal was settled on July 29 and procedures were underway to release the 25 crewmembers that were held captive for 117 days aboard a Dongwon fisheries vessel, Dongwon No.628.... The AP reported that Somali militia commanders said, "The Dongwon's crew will be released as a ransom of $800,000 was paid."
by Myoung-Gun Lee, Donga.com (July 31, 2006)
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2006073167328

S. Korean fishing boat and crew released from Somalia: ministry
South Korea's Foreign Ministry confirmed Monday that eight South Korean seamen kidnapped by pirates in Somalia in April have been released and are on their way home.... The release came after the boat's South Korean owner reached an agreement, which reportedly included a large ransom, with the captors on Saturday. The company head acknowledged paying a ransom, but refused to reveal the amount, saying it could set a bad precedent for other bandits. Sources privy to the deal said earlier that about US$800,000 in ransom was paid for the crew's release.
Yonhap News (July 31, 2006)
http://english.yna.co.kr/Engnews/20060731/610000000020060731011514E3.html

jinju · Joined: 22 Jan 2006

pay the ransom. Get the fisherman. Send in some special ops afterwards and kill the pirates.

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

They should have paid it in U.S. currency printed in North Korea...

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

Pirates are awesome.

animalbirdfish · Joined: 04 Feb 2004

I'd only pay if the pirates could prove a real need for the eye patches and peg legs. Otherwise, no dice. Never negotiate with a two-legged pirate.

Zyzyfer · Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:09 pm Post subject:

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

We now know Dongwon's price per employee...$32,000 per head.

Somali pirates need to hire a better lawyer to do their negotiating. But all other pirates now know who will pay ransom. Wonder how long before the next Dongwon ship gets hijacked.

Gwangjuboy · Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Location: England

What on earth were they doing in Somali waters anyway? In the UK the foreign office has issued warnings not to enter Somali waters due to pirating. Didn't the Korean 외무부 not do the same?

Hater Depot · Joined: 29 Mar 2005

K-in-C · Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Location: Heading somewhere

Those fisherman must have had some reserve barrels of kimchi on board otherwise how would they have survived. Shocked

JeJuJitsu · Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Location: McDonald's

Koreans are pooosies. What would be left of Somalia now had the pirates taken 117 Israelis captive?

Paji eh Wong · Joined: 03 Jun 2003

What Korea needs is ninjas. They're the natural enemy of pirates.

I should know, I work for some pirates.

cwemory · Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Location: Gunpo, Korea

Apparently they were not in a turtle ship. If they were in a turtle ship, this would have never happened.

See. Pirate-proof. Just ask the Japanese.