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Pirates on a 20-filipino-crew ship
« on: December 11, 2010, 05:31:03 am »
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Pirating of MV IZUMI in the Somali Basin


On the afternoon of 10 October, the owners of the Panama-flagged MV IZUMI reported that they had received an automatically released distress signal indicating that the vessel was likely to be under pirate attack.

The Danish warship HDMS ESBERN SNARE of the NATO counter piracy force was dispatched to intercept and investigate.

In the early hours of 11 October the captain of the vessel made contact with the Danish warship, stating that pirates were in charge of the MV IZUMI.

EU NAVFOR French warship FS FLOREAL is now monitoring the pirated vessel which is presently 170 nautical miles South of Mogadishu.

The MV IZUMI, deadweight 20,170 tonnes, has a crew of 20, all Filipinos

http://www.eunavfor.eu/2010/10/pirating-of-mv-izumi-in-the-somali-basin/



(Newsletter text)

    ***NYK-Operated M/V Izumi Now Pirate Mother Ship ...... as the 20,200-ton, 3-year-old geared general cargo carrier, hijacked last month, has since been deployed by Somali pirates as a mother ship, using its 20 Filipino hostage crew as a shields against possible attack by naval forces patrolling off the Horn of Africa. The European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR) said the Panamanian-flagged vessel loosed a volley of small arms fire at a Spanish warship, which responded with warning shots

cargolaw.com




And yeah... The government says:

As a policy, the Philippine government does not negotiate nor pay ransom to kidnappers, but gives ship owners the free hand in negotiating for the release of abducted Filipino sailors.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=620270




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