A Greek cargo ship hijacked this week was being taken toward the Somali coast, but its crew members were unharmed, the ship's operating company said on Saturday.
"The master of the vessel has reported that the crew are unharmed and the vessel is sailing towards the Somali coast," Athens-based Meadway Shipping and Trading Inc said in a statement.
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Greek port police on Friday said the Delvina was captured 280 nautical miles east of the Tanzanian coast.
The company gave no details on the crew, but the European Union's naval mission to the region said it numbers 14 Filipinos and seven Ukrainians.
Another Panamanian-flagged Greek ship, Theophoros I, was attacked early Thursday in the Gulf of Aden but the pirates were driven off.
The Theophoros I continued its route to Hong Kong escorted by two warships of the anti-piracy international force in the area.
Greek authorities said the crew used high-pressure hoses against the pirates, but a Turkish military official said later the Turkish warship Gediz averted the attack.
A military statement said five pirates were trying to attack the Theophoros, which belongs to Greek company Good Faith. The Turks seized weapons including a rocket launcher, it added.
Wouldn't it be cheaper to mount a few .50 cals on the ship than pay multi million dollar ransoms? I think Ma deuce would be a little more effective than a water hose
Originally posted by Marou: Wouldn't it be cheaper to mount a few .50 cals on the ship than pay multi million dollar ransoms? I think Ma deuce would be a little more effective than a water hose
You'd think but, I think that it goes back to the "rules of warfare" and what is considered an "armed combatant" and an "unarmed merchant ship"... I sort of remember reading something along those lines somewhere... Maybe some on here who are more versed in the "law of the sea" could elaborate for us... Respectfully, SUNLINER81
