Monday 12 January 2009

Dead pirate washed ashore with 153K in his pockets

The body of one of the drowned pirates who received a ransom of three million dollars washed ashore in Somalia. The ransom was paid for the super tanker Sirius Star and her crew of twenty-five.

The dead pirate was carrying 153 thousand dollar, wrapped in plastic. The US Navy released photos which show how a parachute dropped the ransom money onto the deck of the Sirius Star.
The pirates made off towards the Somali coast while the tanker ship and her unharmed crew sailed to freedom. One of the pirate vessels overturned and five of them drowned with their share of the ransom money.

The Sirius Star was hijacked on the 15th of November. The ship was transporting a cargo of crude oil worth a hundred million dollars. The hijacking caused a stir as it proved the lengths to which the Somali pirates are prepared to go.




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