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U.S. Navy Delivers Food to Ukrainian Ship Released by Pirates
06/02/09
Bloomberg
Friday, February 06, 2009
By Gregory Viscusi
Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Navy delivered food, water and fuel to a Ukrainian cargo ship that was released yesterday after being held by
Somali pirates for four months.
Sailors from the USS Mason also checked the health of crew members on board the Faina, a Belize-flagged vessel, the navy said in a statement.
The Faina, with a cargo of 30 Soviet-designed T-72 tanks, was seized on Sept. 25 and freed after the Ukrainian government paid a $3.2 million ransom,
according to the pirates. The U.S. navy has tracked the ship since the hijacking to ensure the cargo didn’t end up with Somali militias.
The ship is anchored off the Somali port of Hobyo, the navy said. The Ukrainian government said yesterday the vessel would deliver its cargo to the
Kenyan port of Mombassa before sailing back to the Ukraine.
The ship had a crew of 17 Ukrainians, three Russians and one Latvian when taken. The Russian captain died of a heart attack shortly after it was seized.
The hijacking spurred Russia to send a frigate to the waters off Somalia, where pirates last year seized 43 vessels. Nations including the U.S., France,
India, Britain, Denmark, Italy, Greece, China, Malaysia and Taiwan have also sent warships to confront the increase in piracy. About 10 ships are still
being held by pirates.
SOURCE: Bloomberg, Friday, February 06, 2009
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