Somali pirates free ship with 15 Pinoy sailors
By Virgilio J. Bugaoisan 11/27/2011An Italian merchant ship along with its 21 crew members — 15 Filipinos and six Italians — seized in April in the Arabian Sea near Oman by Somali pirates has been freed, Italian news media yesterday reported.
The 225-meter Rosalia D’Amato — owned by Naples-based shipper Perseveranza — had been sailing from Brazil to Iran with a cargo of soybeans and came under fire from its attackers when it was taken on April 21.
La Repubblica daily reported that the ship was currently on its way to “a safe area” and said a ransom had been paid.
Pirates had initially demanded $22 million to free the ship..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20111127hed5.html
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napakalaki ng kinikita ng shipping firms kaya magandang target eh. kawawa naman ang mga manlalayag pero hindi lang naman ang nato/kalbong agila ang kriminal.sa.pera eh. lol.
"Pirates had initially demanded $22 million to free the ship.
"“The negotiations yielded a deal over the past few days. Very few details are available on this operation and the amount of the ransom is unknown,” La Repubblica said."
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