Somali pirates on the loose - Hijack, freedom, another attempt at hijacking

[Angad_NSA]

dear Indian navy says that no pirate attack on ship but captain and Indian officer of ship confirmed pirates attack

It is a Pakistani ship with Pakistani Captain. IN doesn't come into the picture.

 

[macnurv]

It is a Pakistani ship with Pakistani Captain. IN doesn't come into the picture.

And your an idiot sir. Its a Egyptian ship with a Panama flag being captained by a Pakistani consisting of multinational crew from Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Egypt. Dont believe Pakistani's listen to your own country men about the behaviour of the Indian navy present in the vicinity at your own channels.

 

[Patriot]

It is a Pakistani ship with Pakistani Captain. IN doesn't come into the picture.

It is a Egyptian Ship - Idiot.Learn to read idiot.OK You might be busy in providing tech support in call center so i dont blame you Peter for this mistake.

 

[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

 

[Angad_NSA]

Good job IN.

 

[Saifullah Sani]

wrong Pakistan Navy is giving them protection PNS BABAR

 

[Saifullah Sani]

http://www.defence.pk/forums/india-defence/114694-indian-navy-ditches-mv-suez-pakistan-comes-rescue.html

 

[hembo]

wrong Pakistan Navy is giving them protection PNS BABAR

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

 

[chops3d]

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

yes indian navy is escorting them, but didnt dare to release them , enjoying the skin of the fruit at last

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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

yes indian navy is escorting them, but didnt dare to release them , enjoying the skin of the fruit at last

 

[chops3d]

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

yes indian navy is escorting them, but didnt dare to release them , enjoying the skin of the fruit at last

 

[Saifullah Sani]

Indian Navy ditches MV Suez, Pakistan comes to rescue
Published: Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011, 17:57 IST | Updated: Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011, 19:10 IST
By Renuka Rao | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA

Cargo ship MV Suez, which was recently released by pirates, was attacked again this morning, and when it contacted the Indian Navy for help, their request was turned down, the ship’s captain told dnaindia.com.

“Four Somali pirates got on to the ship early morning and started firing at us," said Ravinder Singh, the cargo ship’s captain. “We fired parachute rockets at them and threw containers in an attempt to fend ourselves. One of them was injured in the process, which scared them off and they fled.”

When the ship contacted the Indian Navy, they were promised help in the form of patrolling.

“But they never sent any helicopters to look over us in spite of promising to come around for vigilance,” Singh said. “And now they have stopped taking our calls. We are disappointed with the navy. The Pakistani government was faster in responding to our plea.”

The Pakistani Navy has dispatched its warship PNS Babur to escort MV Suez safely Salalah in Oman. Food supplies, medicines and water are among the things that the warship is carrying for the exhausted crew members, some of who are ill too.

The captian also confirmed that Pakistani helicopters are now patrolling the area around the ship. "The choppers will stick around for protection till the warship arrives here," Captain Singh said.
Indian Navy ditches MV Suez, Pakistan comes to rescue - India - DNA

 

[ejaz007]

Somali pirates’ attempt to hijack ship foiled

ISLAMABAD: Another attempt by Somali pirates to hijack a recently freed ship was foiled on Wednesday. Talking to a private TV news channel, a social activist, Ansar Burney, said that a group of pirates attacked Captain Wasi’s ship at 8:00am on Wednesday morning. However, after a two-hour gun battle the pirate’s attempt to hijack the ship was foiled. Burney said that Captain Wasi and his crew remained unharmed during the attack and the ship was now heading towards a safer region. He also appealed to the nation to pray for the safe return of the recently released captives. Four Pakistanis and 18 other people were on board the ship, and the four Pakistanis, include Captain Wasi, engineer Syed Alam, diesel mechanic Muzammil and a resident of Swat, Ali Rehan, the social activist said. app

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