Pressure on pirates could soon win release of ships

David Osler - Friday 3 July 2009

The Hansa Stavanger. pic: Dietmar Hasenpusch

WESTERN ransom negotiators are now predicting that four or five of the remaining 12 ships held in Somalia will be freed on payment of ransoms in the next two months, following pressure on the pirates from the strife-torn country’s main factions.

The move comes after developments at the political level, with western interests said to be da...

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