Topic: Mv Faina
Somali pirates said Thursday they had freed a Ukrainian ship seized in September with battle tanks and other weaponry on board after receiving a ransom of more than three million dollars.The vessel's freedom was announced by the Ukrainian presidency and ...
Somali pirates freed a Ukrainian ship carrying tanks and other heavy weapons Thursday after receiving a $3.2 million ransom. The U.S. Navy watched the pirates go but didn't act because the pirates still hold almost 150 people from other ...
10 ships, 179 crew held by Somali piratesThe International Maritime Bureau says 166 crew on nine hijacked ships are still being held off the coast of Somalia, not including the German tanker seized Thursday, the MV Longchamp and its 13-man crew.The ...
Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula on Monday condemned the payment of a ransom to free a Saudi tanker from Somali pirates and insisted his country would pay nothing to free a Ukrainian ship carrying weapons to Kenya. Paying encourages criminal acts and ...
The captain of an arms-laden Ukrainian cargo hijacked by Somali pirates appealed in an interview to AFP for the ship's owner to engage in direct talks with the pirates and end the crew's 15-week ordeal.Speaking on a satellite phone ...
Somali pirate's body washes ashore with $153,000; relatives search for 4 other dead piratesThe body of a Somali pirate who drowned just after receiving a huge ransom washed onshore with $153,000 in cash, a resident said Sunday, as the ...
A spokesman for the Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian ship loaded with military tanks says all 20 crew members are in good health and the vessel is likely to be released soon.Sugule Ali said Sunday the pirates were negotiating with the ...
Ships held by Somali piratesMore than a dozen vessels and about 300 crew members are in pirate hands, according to the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center. _ Ukrainian cargo ship MV Faina, seized in September. _ Liberian-flagged MV Biscaglia, seized ...
Relatives of crew on hijacked Ukrainian ship seek international assistanceRelatives of crew members aboard a Ukrainian cargo ship that was hijacked off Somalia are appealing to international humanitarian groups for assistance.They say that neither government authorities nor the owner of the ...
Crewmen aboard a hijacked Ukrainian ship fought their Somali captors in a desperate escape bid as the commander of the EU's fledgling naval operation called on Tuesday for more ships and air support.Rear Admiral Phillip Jones said the EU was ...
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Released MV Faina Docks at Mombasa Port
Feb 12, 2009 - Mombasa Port, Kenya - The Ukrainan ship MV Faina hijacked ...ZUMA Press Inc - -
Thr crew of Ukrainian ship MV Faina arrived to Ukraine.
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