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| Pirates demand $15mn for Maltese ship |
| 2010-10-05 |
| [Iran Press TV] Somali pirates have demanded $15 million to free a Malta-flagged fat merchantman hijacked in the Gulf of Aden with a crew of 15 Georgians and three Turks onboard. The owner of the MV Olib G initially offered a ransom of $75,000, but later raised it to $150,000. However, The infamous However... the sea pirates want no less than $15 million, a Press TV correspondent reported on Saturday. The fat merchantman, carrying ballast and en route from Alexandria to India, was seized in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden on September 8. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 So now they think they captured the Maltese falcon? |
| Posted by: Dinah Kanser 2010-10-05 10:02 |