Athapattu Bandara Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith urged the public and authorities to take measures to release seven Sri Lankans captured by Somali pirates 20 months ago. He further urged that shipping be banned in the seas off Somalia and requested to look into possibilities of suing the shipping companies who send their crew […]
In this day and age, it is difficult to conjure up visions of pirates or of ships seized by them. The entire notion, with its imagery involving the Jolly Roger and men with swords and patches over their eyes, seems to belong to a different time, a far older age or to classic novels such […]
Ramola Talwar Badam DUBAI // The freed captain of the MV Albedo said yesterday that the hardest part of his 21 months as a hostage was calming down the trigger-happy gang of Somali pirates and keeping them from shooting his 22-man crew. But that, said Jawaid Khan, made him the prime target of their anger […]
National Editorial For 21 months he was abused and tortured while his Somali captors awaited their ransom demands to be met. And for 21 months, Jawaid Khan, the captain of the MV Albedo, protected his men from pirates’ anger and frustration – so much so that at one point he was lowered into the sea […]
Source: Seychelles Nation Efforts to secure the early release of the two Seychellois fishermen – Rolly Tambara and Marc Songoire – being held captive by Somali pirates received a further boost at the weekend. Minister Joel Morgan, chairman of the high-level committee on piracy accompanied by a Seychellois delegation, on Friday met the President of the […]
Published on August 6, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments According to the freed captain of the MV Albedo, the hardest part of his 21 months as a hostage was calming down the trigger-happy gang of Somali pirates and keeping them from shooting his 22-man crew. Trigger-happy pirates ‘found it easy to kill’By Ramola […]
The fate of the six Sri Lankans on board the MV Albedo which was hijacked by Somali pirates is unknown. The External Affairs Ministry said yesterday. The External Affairs Ministry and the Sri Lankan Consul General in Karachi have not been informed of the whereabouts of the Sri Lankan seamen. However, Pakistani officials announced yesterday […]
Imtiaz Ali & Ammar Shahbazi Karachi: The nearly two-year ordeal of seven Pakistanis held hostage by Somali pirates ended on Thursday night when they arrived at the Karachi airport to an emotional welcome. They were greeted on arrival by the cheers and tears of their family and well-wishers and later attended a ceremony at the […]
Somalia’s pirates could be granted an amnesty if they release hostages and return captured vessels to their owners, according to transitional president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. The head of Somalia’s corruption-riddled government, whose current mandate expires next month, said he was prepared to let off the 2,000 pirates thought to be operating off the troubled […]
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali pirates holding two Britons captive in the Indian Ocean have transferred them to another vessel and said on Thursday that they planned to keep them onboard off the Somali mainland. Paul and Rachel Chandler, both in their 50s, had left the Seychelles on their 38-foot yacht Lynn Rival and were believed […]