ADVT:

  Home   Astrology   Business   Indiafocus   Lifestyle   Movies   News   Parenting   Online Exam   Sports   Travel

News HomeWorldOther Region
Freed Greek ship arrives in Kenyan port
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 00:22 [IST]

Mombasa: A Greek ship freed by Somali pirates arrived in the Kenyan port of Mombasa today, six days after being released by gunmen from the pirate lair of Harardhere, a maritime official said.

The Maltese-flagged MV Centauri, hijacked in September in the Indian Ocean, was released with its 26 Filipino mariners, but it was unclear if any ransom was paid.

"The ship is in Kenyan waters and all the crew members are safe. She is awaiting clearance before she starts discharging her cargo," said Andrew Mwangura, of the Kenyan chapter of the Seafarers Assistance Programme. The ship was carrying 17,000 tonnes of salt.

Pirates have defied foreign navies patrolling the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean to carry out brazen attacks on commercial shipping. The pirates are demanding a 25-million-dollar ransom for their biggest prize, the Saudi super-tanker Sirius Star, captured in mid-November with two million barrels of crude oil on board.


Source : PTI

Add To

digg.com

del.icio.us

stumbleupon.com

My Yahoo

reditt.com

newsvine.com

fark.com
 Post Your Feedback   
Name
Email ID
Comments
 Other Features
News today
Screen Sever
Gallery
WallPaper
Print this page
Mail this page
Archives


  
More News
US muslims fear blacklash from...
Bin Laden videotape is quite...
Delhi under fog cover,...
Cong loses out to NCP in...
MP tells companies not to...
Indians hit by colleges...
Loadshedding trips weekend...
Women set car on fire, to warm...
Top ULFA leader in Assam...
Corrupt Babus? Hit this action...
Five arrested for dressing up...
Mob blocks trains, demand...
Respect Vande Mataram: Congress
Mystery over death of BJP youth...
US supports Dalia Lama's AP...
Maoist operation a media...
M'rashtra govt to sworn-in by...
Catholic churches castigates...
We are well prepared: PC
Israel rejects UN vote on Gaza...
Koda out of ICU, closer to...