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LOCALS SUPPLY FOOD
Somali businessmen are sending food, cigarettes and drinks to a the hijacked Saudi supertanker MV Sirius Star anchored about 5 km off the pirate stronghold of Haradhere on the central Somalian coast, AP reported, quoting local elder Dahir Mohamud Abdulle.
November 21, 2008 12:00 AM IST
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DRINK TO SUPERTANKER
Somali businessmen are sending food, cigarettes and drinks to a the hijacked Saudi supertanker MV Sirius Star anchored about 5 km off the pirate stronghold of Haradhere on the central Somalian coast, AP reported, quoting local elder Dahir Mohamud Abdulle. The agency quoted fisherman Hassan Jimale as saying he saw three boats make return trips to the supertanker overnight, loaded fully with 2 million barrels of crude.
Pirate ransom:
30 million this year
Pirates off Somalia have netted an estimated 25 million-30 million as ransom in 2008, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his quarterly report to the UN Security Council on Wednesday.
About 65 merchant ships have been hijacked in the troubled waters around the Horn of Africa between January and October, Ban said. The UN estimate of ransom paid does not include the money shipping companies are likely to part with for the release of 17 vessels and over 300 crew that are currently in the hands of pirates.
Early on Thursday, Somali pirates who hijacked Saudi oil super-tanker Sirius Star on Thursday demanded 25 million in ransom and set a 10-day deadline amid mounting calls for tougher action on sea bandits. 8220;We are demanding 25 million from the Saudi owners of the tanker. We do not want long-term discussions to resolve the matter,8221; a pirate who identified himself as Mohamed Said said from the ship.
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