Pakistanies paid for Indian hostages as well !

[Areesh]

I hope that PNS Babur reaches to these guys soon. No more attacks should happen now. These poor guys have already suffered a lot.

 

[hembo]

An Indian Navy warship will escort the Egyptian merchant vessel MV Suez to Salalah port in Oman with 22 crew members including six Indians, two days after it was released by Somali pirates.

MV Suez was released by pirates on June 13 and is now "safely proceeding" towards Salalah with 22 crew members, including six Indians, and will be escorted by an Indian Navy Godavari-class frigate to Salalah, government sources said here.

The ship at the moment is being escorted by warships of European Navies present in the region and will be under the escort of the Indian Navy tomorrow morning and will reach Salalah on June 17 ship, they said.

On the possibility of the ship being attacked again by other pirate groups, the sources said the Indian Navy had recommended that the owners of the ship provide a tug for technical support and a 'Vessel Protection Detachment' to be deployed on the MV Suez for protecting it from pirates but they have not adhered to it.

Sources said the navy is coordinating with other navies in the region and closely monitoring the situation during its passage to Salalah.

Somali pirates had released the crew members after ransom was paid to them. The pirates had taken the crew members, including Pakistanis, Egyptians and a Sri Lankan, hostage after capturing the vessel MV Suez last year.



DNA NEWS

 

[iPhone]

Somalian pirates we.

 

[Patriot]

Ansar Burney Rocks - We need this kind of PR in India and Indian population will become Pro Pakistanis - This is how we can expand influence in India ( Yeah, we can't complete Bollywood..lol)

 

[Leader]

An Indian Navy warship will escort the Egyptian merchant vessel MV Suez to Salalah port in Oman with 22 crew members including six Indians, two days after it was released by Somali pirates.

MV Suez was released by pirates on June 13 and is now "safely proceeding" towards Salalah with 22 crew members, including six Indians, and will be escorted by an Indian Navy Godavari-class frigate to Salalah, government sources said here.

The ship at the moment is being escorted by warships of European Navies present in the region and will be under the escort of the Indian Navy tomorrow morning and will reach Salalah on June 17 ship, they said.

On the possibility of the ship being attacked again by other pirate groups, the sources said the Indian Navy had recommended that the owners of the ship provide a tug for technical support and a 'Vessel Protection Detachment' to be deployed on the MV Suez for protecting it from pirates but they have not adhered to it.

Sources said the navy is coordinating with other navies in the region and closely monitoring the situation during its passage to Salalah.

Somali pirates had released the crew members after ransom was paid to them. The pirates had taken the crew members, including Pakistanis, Egyptians and a Sri Lankan, hostage after capturing the vessel MV Suez last year.



DNA NEWS

false reporting... it is escorted by PAK NAVY's "Babar".

 

[Leader]

now the ship is in protection of PAK NAVY's Babar.
Latest development on the "Operation Freedom".



now its time to take out the Pirates, once and for all.

 

[Areesh]

false reporting... it is escorted by PAK NAVY's "Babar".

Yup they have reached to them before anybody else.

 

[Areesh]

US flag keeps India out of sailor rescue effort

New Delhi, June 15: Six Indians among a crew of 22 on a merchant vessel that was released by pirates who attacked it again this morning were stated to be safe after the assault was thwarted.

But family members of the crew have complained that an SOS to the Indian Navy was not heeded. An Indian warship is patrolling the transit corridor through the Gulf of Aden.

The MV Suez, an Egyptian vessel, was freed by Somali pirates on June 13 after Pakistani rights activist Ansar Burney arranged for a part of the ransom. It was this evening being escorted by Pakistan Naval Ship Babar to the port of Salalah in Oman.

The vessel had been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden on August 2, 2010.

Asked why the Indian Navy had not responded to the SOS, a source in the government said the release of the merchant vessel and its escort was being arranged by the Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, one of the coalitions patrolling the Gulf of Aden.

India is not a member of CTF 151 — which is US-led and has navies from five countries including Pakistan — because of its policy of operating offshore only under a United Nations flag. The official said the Pakistani frigate was also closest to the MV Suez and was tasked for the escort duty.

Asked about the new piracy attempt this morning after the ship was released on June 13, the official said the Egyptian owners did not arrange for a tug and an escort — the standard practice after a ship is released. The Indian Navy had suggested to the owners that a tug and a “Vessel Protection Detachment” should be embarked on the MV Suez immediately after it was released.

The ship’s crew is said to have fought back the four pirates who attempted to board it again this morning.

This evening, the MV Suez was about 200 nautical miles south-west of Socotra Island in the Gulf of Aden.

The six Indian crew members are likely to reach home later this month.

Pakistani activist Burney had reportedly raised the ransom through donations. But the Indian government has not acknowledged his role officially. Four Pakistanis were also among the crew of 22.

‘Long live Burney’

In Rohtak, the wife of one of the Indian sailors said her husband had called her.

“I have just received a call from my husband, Ravindra Singh, that after the ship was attacked by pirates today, they had received word that a Pakistani ship, MV Babar, had been dispatched to escort the MV Suez and the sailors to safety,” Sampa Arya told The Telegraph from Rohtak.

Sampa criticised the response of the Indian government. “What is the point of being an Indian when our very own government simply turns a blind eye to our sufferings? Why is it that even after the ship was attacked again, the government was looking for others to try and save the sailors?” she asked.

She was, however, all praise for Burney. “I will always pray for Burney saab’s long life. He is reuniting India and Pakistan,” she said.

“Those from India who had come forward to help with the ransom money mysteriously backed away citing ‘pressure’ from the government in the form of raids on their business establishments. Is this the way we treat our own people?” Sampa said.

Rajya Sabha member K.D. Singh had offered to help rescue the sailors and had even met Burney in Dubai.

“Only K.D. Singh knows why he withdrew,” Burney said from Karachi. “I don’t know the reasons. He even stopped picking up calls. There is no politics involved in saving the sailors who belonged to different nationalities. It was simply a humanitarian effort.”

US flag keeps India out of sailor rescue effort

 

[Leader]

Yup they have reached to them before anybody else.

rather they remain numb to the repeated requests by the Capitan.

 

[chops3d]

now the ship is in protection of PAK NAVY's Babar.
Latest development on the "Operation Freedom".



now its time to take out the Pirates, once and for all.

wht r the latest updates??

 

[Leader]

wht r the latest updates??

on their way to home, PAK navy escorting the ship

 

[hembo]

false reporting... it is escorted by PAK NAVY's "Babar".

Don't know if its wrong or not, but lot of medias currently reporting the same. It's kinda confusing:

Indian Navy warship to escort ship released by Somali pirates
Press Trust Of India

NEW DELHI: Dismissing all the brouhaha over India ditching MV Suez, now on its way to Salalah after being released by Somali pirates, the government on Wednesday said Indian Navy was "actively coordinating" with all coalition force and other foreign navies in the region to ensure its safe passage to the Omani port.

Owned by an Egyptian company, with a Pakistani captain and six Indians among its 22-strong crew, MV Suez was hijacked last year. It was released only on Monday after a $2.1 million ransom was paid to the pirates by its owners, with some help from donations emanating from Pakistan.

Some crew members said their plea for Indian Navy's help for a safe passage to Salalah, after being threatened once again by pirates on Wednesday morning, was summarily rejected. Instead, a Pakistani warship PNS Babar had responded to their distress calls.

The Indian government, however, said its Navy had coordinated with other navies to "provide cover" to MV Suez right from Tuesday onwards, with foreign warships in the vicinity setting sail towards the merchant vessel.

Government officials, in fact, blamed the owners of MV Suez for ignoring the Indian Navy's advise to provide "an armed protection detachment" as well as a tug for technical support for its vessel in accordance with international norms.

"Our only warship deployed in the Gulf of Aden as of now, a Godavari-class frigate, is busy escorting two other merchant vessels with 21 Indians on board them but it too will close onto MV Suez by Thursday morning," said an official.

"We are closely coordinating with all navies in the region to continually assess the situation and monitor all developments...MV Suez and its crew are safe...it should enter Salalah on Friday," said an official.

Navy sends ship to escort freed vesselThu Jun 16 2011, 01:50 hrs
New Delhi
New Delhi, June 16, 2011

 

[Areesh]

Don't know if its wrong or not, but lot of medias currently reporting the same. It's kinda confusing:

Indian Navy warship to escort ship released by Somali pirates
Press Trust Of India



Navy sends ship to escort freed vesselThu Jun 16 2011, 01:50 hrs
New Delhi
New Delhi, June 16, 2011

Check post number 129.

 

[Zarvan]

Pirates launch fresh attack on freed ship carrying Indians
Published: Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011, 20:27 IST
Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI

The crew of an Egyptian freighter including six Indians, released by Somali pirates on Monday, came under renewed attack by the sea brigands today as they sailed in the pirate-infested Somali waters on way to a port in Oman.

However, there was no report of any casualty.

While the 22-member crew of MV Suez faced threat of being retaken, the Directorate General of Shipping said the Indian Navy is coordinating with other navies for the safe passage of the ship to the Port of Salalah in Oman.

PNS Babur, a Pakistani Navy vessel, which happened to be in the vicinity of MV Suez, is expected to reach the ship soon and escort it to Salalah, DG (shipping) SB Agnihotri told PTI.

Agnihotri said a fibre glass boat from which pirates fired on MV Suez could not be be detected on the radar as it was very small.

"Usually, chances of a released ship being attacked or taken over again are very rare, but unfortunately such an incident has happened," he said.

Ravinder Singh, 3rd Officer on board MV Suez, which was in captivity for over 10 months, told a private TV news channel that the ship was attacked early this morning.

"We were attacked 2 hours ago by pirates. There were four pirates in the skiff that attacked us. They fired upon us. The attack went on for over 40 minutes. One pirate was injured as we too retaliated with whatever we could lay our hands on. We contacted the numbers of Indian Navy and we did not receive a positive response. We got through to an officer but he disconnected the call. We have not received any response after that," he said.

According to Agnihotri, soon after the attack, it was discovered that PNS Babur was located at a place from where it could reach MV Suez in "4-5 hours". The Pakistani naval ship was therefore roped in to take the merchant ship to safety.

If everything goes as planned, MV Suez will reach Salalah in the early hours tomorrow after which the ship management will take over, he said.

Meanwhile, anxious relatives of the Indian sailors vent their anger over the fresh threat faced by their kin following renewed assault by the pirates.

"Does the government have no shame? If they have any shame and any empathy for the Indian sailors, they should bring my husband back. I was so happy to learn about by husband's release yesterday, but today I began contemplating suicide," said Madhu Sharma, wife of an Indian sailor.

Sampa Arya, wife of another sailor, demanded that the Indian government send a Navy ship to escort MV Suez to safety.

"Just a minute ago my husband called me saying that they have received a mail from the owner. The owner said he is trying to communicate with the Indian Navy and is getting a negative response from them. Also that they are not willing to discuss any security issue. In these circumstances what do I do? I have asked him to send me that mail on my ID. So that I can show that they have been freed, at least now they should not be so cruel," she said.

Somali pirates had freed 22 crew members, including six Indians and four Pakistanis, of the hijacked vessel after a ransom of $2.1 million was paid to them.

Leading Pakistani rights activist and former federal minister Ansar Burney was involved in prolonged negotiations with the pirates and raised money to be paid as ransom.

The hostages, including six Indians, four Pakistanis, 11 Egyptians and a Sri Lankan, were released on Monday after a protracted ordeal during which the pirates frequently threatened to kill them if ransom was not paid.

According to Pakistani captain of the ship Mohammad Wasi, the pirates had given several deadlines and extended them as they were told that the money was being arranged.

Wasi said 40 to 50 armed pirates would always guard the hostages, who survived on only rice and pulses and drank rain water during their 10-month nightmare. Most of the hostages were sick.

Indians feel some shame this shows the reality of Indian and now it is exposed in front of the whole world

 

[Leader]

Don't know if its wrong or not, but lot of medias currently reporting the same. It's kinda confusing:

Indian Navy warship to escort ship released by Somali pirates
Press Trust Of India



Navy sends ship to escort freed vesselThu Jun 16 2011, 01:50 hrs
New Delhi
New Delhi, June 16, 2011

you can well see how shamefully your media is lying...

last night Capitan Wasi had a bitter talk with the Indian Navy personnel, when they started to inquire him while his ship was again being chased by the pirates.....