Somali pirates holding Japanese tanker demand $1 million ran
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:44 pm
frankly this has gone on long enough imo...it's time for a U.N. mandate to allow foreign navies to patrol these waters.
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Source: AP
NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates who seized a Japanese tanker six weeks ago have threatened to kill the 22 crew members unless a $1 million ransom is paid, a maritime official said Monday.
The Golden Nori is carrying crew from the Philippines, South Korea and Myanmar.
Somali pirates are trained fighters, in some cases linked to powerful Somali clans, outfitted with sophisticated arms and equipment. They have seized merchant ships, ships carrying aid, and once even a cruise ship.
more:http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/20040...
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Source: AP
NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates who seized a Japanese tanker six weeks ago have threatened to kill the 22 crew members unless a $1 million ransom is paid, a maritime official said Monday.
The Golden Nori is carrying crew from the Philippines, South Korea and Myanmar.
Somali pirates are trained fighters, in some cases linked to powerful Somali clans, outfitted with sophisticated arms and equipment. They have seized merchant ships, ships carrying aid, and once even a cruise ship.
more:http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/20040...