Pirates receive $9m ransom for South Korean tanker

Somali pirates said today they had received a record nine million dollar ransom in a helicopter air drop for the release of a South Korean supertanker, Samho Dream, with 24 crew. "The boat was freed this morning after the payment of nine million...

Somali pirates said today they had received a record nine million dollar ransom in a helicopter air drop for the release of a South Korean supertanker, Samho Dream, with 24 crew.

"The boat was freed this morning after the payment of nine million dollars to my colleagues," one of the pirates told AFP by telephone.

"The money was dropped by helicopter and they (the pirates) are in the process of sharing it," Abdi Yare said from the port of Hobyo.

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