Pirates demand $15m for Maltese-flagged ship

Somali pirates are seeking $15 million to free the Malta-flagged ship Olib G which was seized in the Gulf of Aden a month ago. The ship had a crew of 15 Georgians and three Turks, who are still being held. The owner of the cargo ship had offered to...

Somali pirates are seeking $15 million to free the Malta-flagged ship Olib G which was seized in the Gulf of Aden a month ago.
The ship had a crew of 15 Georgians and three Turks, who are still being held.

The owner of the cargo ship had offered to pay $75,000 and then twice that amount.

The ship, which was not loaded, was heading from Alexandria to India.

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