Ransom paid to release Pramoni

A RANSOM was dropped by parachute to Somali pirates holding Singapore-flagged chemtanker Pramoni, a statement from the European Union’s Navfor has confirmed. It is not clear how much money was paid to release the 2008-built, 19,998 dwt vessel, which was seized on January 1 with 24 Chinese, Indian, Nigerian and Vietnamese seafarers onboard.

All crew members were said to be safe.

Media reports from the region quoted senior EU Navfor official Cmdr John Harbour as saying that an EU warship was monitoring the situation and that the pirates were expected to have...

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