Posted on 02/09/2011 5:44:14 AM PST by Pan_Yan
NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates on Wednesday released a South Korean ship seized four months ago while fishing for crabs, while another group of sea bandits captured a Greek-flagged supertanker carrying oil to the Gulf of Mexico.
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South Korea's foreign ministry said pirates released the Keummi 305 and its crew — 39 Kenyans, two South Koreans and two Chinese sailors. The ship was last reported sailing away from Somalia toward international waters.
A vessel from the EU Naval Force was sailing toward the ship to secure the safety of sailors at the request of a South Korean navy vessel, the ministry said. The 241-ton Kenya-registered trawler was attacked Oct. 9 in the waters off Kenya's Lamu Island.
No information about a ransom was reported, but Somali pirates are regularly paid several million dollars to release ships and crew. Pirates were reportedly paid $9.5 million for one release late last year, according to reports that analysts found to be credible.
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Is there some reason why Somalia is still on the map?
It's not. It is now three different countries, the Transitional Federal Government controls only a few blocks of the capitol with the aid of 8,000 U.N. paid mercenaries and most of the rest is controlled by an Al Qaeda affiliate.
In other words no one wants it.
That makes sense.
We had a portion of town that had huge crime near a river. My town wanted to claim that it belonged to the town bordering it. The other town did not want it.
I never found out which town it really belonged to.
Maybe the US or the UN could auction Somalia off on Ebay!
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