BERLIN (Reuters) – Somali pirates have freed the hijacked German merchant vessel Beluga Fortune and its 16-strong crew without getting a ransom payment, Bremen-based owner Beluga Shipping said on Monday, a day after the bulk carrier was taken.
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Read More citizens, Mars, Payments, Ransom, SeanKHARTOUM (Reuters) – A U.S. aid worker was released in Darfur on Monday after being held by her kidnappers for 105 days, the latest in a series of abductions of foreigners for ransom in Sudan’s west.
Read More after-being, darfur, darfur-on-monday, Foreigners, khartoum, kidnappers, latest, Ransom, result, sudanISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – The Egyptian managers of the MV Suez cargo vessel that was hijacked by Somali pirates are willing to pay a ransom for their ship to ensure the safety of the vessel’s staff, a company official said on Tuesday.
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