Subscribe to RSS feedShips warned to keep up guard after Horizon 1 release
JUST two merchant ships and two fishing boats are currently being held by Somali pirates, following the release of Turkish-owned bulk carrier Horizon 1 yesterday. However, security sources are warning against complacency, and are sticking to earlier predictions that the problem will re-emerge once weather conditions in the Gulf of Aden improve.
Although the operator has confirmed that a ransom was paid for the 1980 built, 32,173 dwt vessel and its crew of 23, it has declined to specify the amount. However, Lloyd’s List understands that the sum involved was $1.7m, a...
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