The talks between Congress leaders and DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Monday evening on the Sri Lankan issue failed to achieve a breakthrough. ...
10:35 PM, Mar 18, 2013
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
Eight Indian sailors of the Asphalt Venture and the Al Bedo are still waiting for a solution. ...
10:05 PM, Mar 18, 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
Burmese drug lord Naw Kham and three of his accomplices were executed on Friday in China after they were convicted of murdering 13 Chinese sailors in Thailand. The gang allegedly colluded with Thai soldiers in an attack on two Chinese cargo ships in 2011. ...
08:44 AM, Mar 02, 2013
Six foreign sailors, including two Indians, kidnapped from an oil service ship off Nigeria were released unharmed by pirates. The sailors had been kidnapped 40 nautical miles away from Nigeria earlier in February. ...
06:19 AM, Feb 27, 2013
An oil tanker Pratibha Tapi has been stuck off the Mumbai port from over two-and-a-half months along with 29 sailors. The condition of the sailors has turned very bad because they have neither food nor water to drink. ...
12:58 PM, Jan 03, 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. ...
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
Chennai: As Cyclone Nilam ravaged the coast of Chennai, five brave fishermen jumped into the sea to save sailors of MT Pratibha Cauvery from drowning. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has announced a cash reward for each of them. CNN-IBN met those brave souls. The ominous cyclone warning for Nilam had just been sounded. K Gopi and his fishermen friends were along Chennai's Elliots beach, just locking themselves in their...
09:51 AM, Nov 09, 2012
Chennai: Bodies of all five sailors, who went missing after an oil tanker ran aground off the city beach hours before cyclone 'Nilam' made landfall on November 1, have been recovered. While four bodies were recovered on Friday, one more was found washed ashore near Minjur coastal area early on Saturday morning, police said. The five went missing after their lifeboat capsized in choppy waters while 16 were rescued by...
12:02 PM, Nov 03, 2012
Chennai: The death toll in cyclone Nilam has gone up to four, after the body of yet another missing sailor was found on Friday. Earlier in the day, the bodies of two missing sailors were found. A total of five sailors went missing after their life boat was wrecked in the cyclone that hit the Tamil Nadu coast on Wednesday evening. The total number of missing sailors is now down...
12:33 PM, Nov 02, 2012
Chennai: Rescue and search operations yielded the body of yet another sailor, who had gone missing along with four others after cyclone Nilam wrecked their life boat off the Chennai coast. Early on Friday morning, the body of another was found, thus bringing the tally of those still missing down to three. Search operations are still on. The bodies of the two sailors have been sent to a government hospital...
11:50 AM, Nov 02, 2012
Chennai: The body of one of the five missing sailors, whose lifeboat was wrecked in cyclone Nilam that hit the Tamil Nadu coast on Wednesday evening, has been found. The body has been sent to a government hospital for identification. The five sailors went missing after their life boat capsized in choppy waters while 16 were rescued by local fishermen and one drowned. The sailors were a part of the...
09:53 AM, Nov 02, 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
