Thirteen of the 28 Indian seafarers, rescued from Somali pirates after their vessels were hijacked in 2012, reached India on Monday. Meanwhile, Puroshottam Tiwari, father of Dheeraj Tiwari who is still Hostage on MV Iceberg 1, spoke to CNN-IBN about his plight. ...
10:13 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Purushottam Tiwari, the father of Indian sailor Dheeraj Tiwari, talks about the plight of his family as his son is still missing. ...
04:05 PM, Dec 31, 2012
Five sailors of the longest held ship by Somali pirates for 33 months, MV Iceberg, have finally returned to their families. But the wait continues for Dheeraj Tiwari's family. ...
06:49 AM, Dec 31, 2012
After spending 33 months in captivity, five Indian sailors of the MV Iceberg have returned home. However, one sailor Dhiraj Tiwari has still not been freed. ...
12:54 PM, Dec 30, 2012
After spending 33 months in captivity, five Indian sailors of the MV Iceberg have returned home. ...
10:33 AM, Dec 30, 2012
After nearly 32 months of being held captive on board the cargo ship MV Iceberg, five Indians sailors released by Somali pirates returned home on Saturday. ...
08:14 PM, Dec 29, 2012
Six Indian sailors freed by Somali pirates after more than two and a half years of captivity are to reach India on Saturday evening. ...
01:31 AM, Dec 29, 2012
The government has released pictures of the MV Iceberg sailors, who were held hostage for 32 months by Somali pirates, after the cargo ship was rescued last week. The pictures show six sailors from India along with sailors from other countries including Pakistan. ...
05:30 PM, Dec 28, 2012
After nearly 32 months, Somali pirates on Sunday released MV Iceberg along with six Indian sailors who were on board. ...
08:38 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Mumbai: Suspected Somali pirates have struck again. Liberian oil tanker MT Smymi has been hijacked by the suspected pirates off the coast of Oman. Eleven Indians were among the crew members being held captive. The oil tanker was a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) and was carrying 1,35,000 tonnes of oil. The company owning the vessel is believed to be from Greece. Pirates based on the coast of northern Somalia...
10:27 AM, May 12, 2012
New Delhi: It has been exactly two years since the day the MV Iceberg-I was hijacked and its crew were taken hostage. The hapless parents of Dhiraj Tiwari, one of the six Indian sailors taken hostage aboard MV Iceberg-I, say they have met almost all the powers-that-be over the issue but help is yet to come by. Abandoned by the ship owner, tortured by the pirates and forgotten by the...
06:46 AM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: It has been almost two years since sailors on board the MV Iceberg were taken hostage by Somali pirates. The parents of the six Indian sailors on board have said the government hasn't done much to bring their children back home. Speaking to CNN-IBN, the parents of the sailor Dhiraj Tiwari said, "Since the last 2 years, the government has not been doing anything and when we came...
07:47 AM, Jan 11, 2012
Even as 17 Indian sailors freed by Somali pirates are reunited with their families there are many still held hostage. ...
11:55 PM, Jan 10, 2012
New Delhi: Even as 17 Indian sailors freed by Somali pirates are reunited with their families, there are many others still held hostage. Parents of the Indian sailors on board the MV Iceberg are running from pillar to post in the capital to get their children back to safety. Rahul Puranik, crew member of merchant ship Savina Caylyn embraced his 4-year-old daughter on Tuesday after 10 long months. Along with...
10:23 PM, Jan 10, 2012
Parents of the Indian sailors on board the MV Iceberg are running from pillar to post to get their children back to safety. ...
09:03 PM, Jan 10, 2012
Mumbai: There was great relief at last for 17 Indian sailors, who shared an emotional homecoming. The sailors from merchant tanker MT Savina Caylyn were freed by Somali pirates in December last year after the ship owner paid a multi-million dollar ransom. The 17 sailors were taken into captivity along with their oil tanker ship, Savina Caylyn, in February last year near Yemen. Earlier on Tuesday morning, 13 crew members...
07:42 AM, Jan 10, 2012
Mumbai: The agony continues for families of the six Indians held hostage by Somali pirates for two years now. Negotiations between the owner of MV Iceberg and the pirates have failed. Government sources have told CNN-IBN that they are not only considering to facilitate a meeting of the families with the Dubai-based ship owner, but are also looking at immediate financial support for the families and even help in filing...
09:01 PM, Jan 05, 2012
Mumbai: The families of MV Iceberg hostages have said that they want to meet the ship owner and the government is considering facilitating a meeting with the Dubai-based owner. The negotiations between the ship owner and pirates have failed. Six Indian hostages have been in the pirates' captivity for almost two years now. CNN-IBN had first established communication with captive sailors. ...
01:01 PM, Jan 05, 2012
Pakistani human rights activist Ansar Burney met the families of the six sailors held captive for over 18 months on MV Iceberg by Somali pirates on Monday to offer his support. ...
10:41 AM, Sep 27, 2011
Mumbai: While families of the six MV Suez sailors celebrated on Friday on their return, 39 other families have been waiting for news of their loved ones, who are still in captivity of Somali pirates. Two families watching the homecoming of sailors from the MV Suez hoped such a happy day dawns for them too. Iceberg sailor Dhiraj's mother Kanti Devi Tiwari said, "We are very happy these sailors returned...
08:25 AM, Jun 25, 2011
