Tango01  | 09 Feb 2013 12:35 p.m. PST |
"Two Russians and a Romanian crew member who were on a British-owned ship seized by pirates on Thursday night off Cameroon, have been taken off the vessel as hostages, the ship's operator said on Saturday. The 8,000 ton cargo ship MV Esther C was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, its operator Carisbrooke Shipping said. "Having stolen personal possessions, the pirates departed the vessel taking three crew members as hostage," Carisbrooke said in a statement. The crew also included nine Phillipinos. The ship is now back under command and has resumed its voyage, and the remaining crew members are safe and unharmed, the company said. The Russian embassy in Cameroon said on Friday it was trying to identify the abducted Russian nationals. Britain is also working to release the hostages, and the Russian and British authorities are in talks with Cameroon's law enforcement officials and port authorities, the ministry said…"
Full article here. The pirates non stop. Amicalement
Armand |
 John the OFM | 09 Feb 2013 3:04 p.m. PST |
Russia will not put up with crap like this. They are like the French in that.
Got to admire that. |
| Tango01 | 09 Feb 2013 3:12 p.m. PST |
Sorry, I miss the link!. link Amicalement
Armand |
| Black Bull | 09 Feb 2013 5:02 p.m. PST |
When a Soviet diplomat was kidnapped in Lebanon in the 80s the KGB killed the kidnapping groups daughter it never happened again |
| Mako11 | 09 Feb 2013 5:31 p.m. PST |
Perhaps they, or their friends have a beef against Vladimir. Rumor has it a Russian colonel was recently arrested over a possible coup plot. |
| Deathwing | 09 Feb 2013 8:19 p.m. PST |
Note they only grabbed crewman from countries who might, might I add, pay ransoms. Joey |
| Cuchulainn | 10 Feb 2013 9:55 a.m. PST |
Do you think Russia will pay a ransom Deathwing? |
| Lion in the Stars | 10 Feb 2013 3:09 p.m. PST |
I firmly believe that the Russians will pay a good bit of money to get those crewmen back. I mean, you have the fuel to fly the 'negotiation team' down there, all the ammunition they're carrying 'for personal protection', gotta feed the team, etc. Though the pirates are likely to be paid in used ammunition. |
| Deathwing | 10 Feb 2013 3:38 p.m. PST |
Probably not, but I am not a high seas pirate with ambition. I also used the word "might" here. Joey |
| Lion in the Stars | 10 Feb 2013 9:45 p.m. PST |
As the US cry went back when we had an issue with pirates around Tripoli: "Millions for defense, not a penny for extortion!" |
| Chouan | 16 Feb 2013 12:10 p.m. PST |
The sad point that nobody has noticed is that here we have a British ship, flying the Red Ensign, with an entirely non-British crew. Russian officers and Phillipino crew, how shameful. |
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