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guava
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
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 Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:00 am Post subject: Somali pirates receive record ransom for Korean ship release |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11704306
Somali pirates are reported to have received a total of $15m (�9m) in ransom money to release two ships.
They are believed to have been paid a record $9m (�5.6m) for Samho Dream, a South Korean oil tanker, and $7m (�4.3m) for the Golden Blessing, a Singaporean flagged ship.
"We are now counting our cash," a pirate who gave his name as Hussein told Reuters news agency. "Soon we shall get down from the ship." The ships' release was not confirmed.
The Samho Dream supertanker was hijacked in the Indian Ocean in April and its crew of five South Koreans and 19 Filipinos were taken hostage. It was carrying crude oil from Iraq to the US... |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Let them stay. Wonderful. More pirates are already on their way. |
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