PIRATES “DESTROY ABANDONED SHIP”
Pirates “destroy abandoned ship”
Somali pirates claim to have destroyed the Seychelles-based maritime research ship Indian Ocean Explorer after releasing her seven crew for a ransom. The vessel was seized by pirates in March and a ransom demand of US$1m dollars was made to the ship’s owners. The crew were released this week after a settlement of US$450,000 was reached. The pirates claim they burned the ship because the owner refused to pay the whole ransom, although there has yet to be independent verification that the ship has been destroyed.
Source : mgn
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