After 4 months, Somalia pirates free Faina passengers and crew for ransom
Posted: 06/02/2009 - 09:28 AM
Author: Adele Ramos
Deputy Registrar of the International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize (IMMARBE), Annette Garel, confirmed to Amandala this morning that the Somalia hijackers who invaded the Belize-flagged vessel, Faina, and took its crew and passengers hostage four long months ago were early this morning in the process of releasing the vessel.
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"International press reports say that Ukraine had paid the pirates a ransom of US$3.2 million to US$3.5 million for them to finally free the vessel and the persons who had been on board when they hijacked it.
The pirates were counting the money while they were leaving the vessel in small groups, said press reports."
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"When the vessel was hijacked on September 25, 2008, there were 21 Ukrainians, Russians and Latvians onboard; however, the vessel’s Russian Master, Capt. Vladimir Kolobkov, had died shortly after from a heart attack."
