Somalia. Pirates claim record booty
Somali pirates said Saturday they had received a record $9-million ransom in a helicopter air drop for the release of a South Korean supertanker, Samho Dream, with 24 crew. At the same time, China's transport ministry said a Singapore-flagged cargo ship with 19 Chinese crew hijacked in June had been "rescued" from pirates.
The 300,000 tonne Samho Dream was seized in the Indian Ocean in April as it was heading fully laden from Iraq to Louisiana with a crew of 19 Filipinos and five South Koreans. Meanwhile, the Chinese transport ministry said that the MV Golden Blessing, a petroleum and chemical tanker, and its crew "were rescued safely at 1:03 a.m. Beijing time." The Golden Blessing was travelling to India from Saudi Arabia when it was hijacked in late June.
The Ottawa Citizen
The Ottawa Citizen
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