Eight Indian sailors of the Asphalt Venture and the Al Bedo are still waiting for a solution. ...
10:05 PM, Mar 18, 2013
The wait is finally over for most of the Indian sailors of vessel ships Royal Grace and Smyni. Thirteen of the 28 Indian seafarers rescued from Somali pirates after their vessels were hijacked in 2012 has reached India on Monday. ...
11:33 AM, Mar 18, 2013
The wait is finally over for most of the Indian sailors of vessel ships Royal Grace and Smyni. One of the 28 Indian seafarers rescued from Somali pirates after their vessels were hijacked in 2012 has reached India on Monday. ...
08:59 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Six of the 28 Indian seafarers rescued from Somali pirates after their vessels were hijacked in 2012 will reach India on Monday. Seventeen Indian seafarers on board the MT Royal Grace have been in captivity of pirates since March 2, 2012 and 11 Indian seafarers on board MT Smyrni were in captivity since May 10, 2012. The remaining sailors are also expected to return India as soon as their replacements...
08:12 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Most of the 28 Indian seafarers rescued from Somali pirates after their vessels were hijacked in 2012 are returning to India on Monday. Seventeen Indian seafarers on board the MT Royal Grace have been in captivity of pirates since March 2, 2012 and 11 Indian seafarers on board MT Smyrni were in captivity since May 10, 2012. ...
10:48 PM, Mar 17, 2013
Twenty eight Indian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates have been released. The sailors were on board two ships Merchant Tanker Royal Grace and Merchant Tanker Smyrni and 17 were on board the MT Royal Grace and 11 were on board the MT Smyrni. ...
03:12 PM, Mar 09, 2013
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
Taken hostage by Somali pirates two years ago, the sailors have now sent a message to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh via YouTube saying they are unwell and desperate to return home. Their families too are crying out for help. ...
09:49 PM, Oct 06, 2012
Mumbai: A dramatic new video that captures the plight of seven Indian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates has surfaced. After two years in captivity, seven Indian sailors continue to remain in captivity onboard merchant vessel MV Asphalt Venture. The sailors have issued a desperate appeal to the Indian government through YouTube, saying their health is deteriorating and they are now desperately seeking release. They have appealed to the Prime...
10:17 AM, Oct 06, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the Centre to inform it of the steps being taken to rescue a sailor who has been held hostage by Somali pirates since September 2010. Sailor TB Unnikrishnan was the Second Officer of MT Asphalt Venture, that was hijacked by pirates on September 28, 2010. The court passed the order following a petition by the sailor's wife who had challenged the Centre's...
10:20 AM, Jul 06, 2012
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of Somali pirates currently holding over 60 Indian sailors as hostages, the African country's Puntland state has backed military operations to rescue them and to fight piracy, even as its President Abdirahman Mohammed Mohamud Farole is in India to work out a naval capacity building agreement. "I always support the military operations to fight piracy," Farole told reporters on the sidelines of an event he...
02:18 AM, May 16, 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
Mumbai: An Italian vessel captured by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman in December with 18 crew members, including seven Indians, has been released. MT Enrico Ievoli, hijacked on December 27, has been released by the pirates, the Director General of Shipping said in a statement in Mumbai on Tuesday. The vessel is proceeding towards safe port where the crew would disembark and will be repatriated to their respective...
12:40 AM, Apr 25, 2012
The Somali pirates have hijacked a merchant oil tanker, MT Royal Grace, with 17 Indians on board. ...
11:17 PM, Apr 09, 2012
