12 Jun 2011
(MENAFN) Andrew Mwangura, a Kenya-based former maritime official who works currently as an editor of the Somalia Report confirmed that Somali pirates let go of a Kuwaiti oil tanker after receiving a ransom of twelve million US dollars, reported Reuters.
A pirate in the hijacking group, Rashid, stated that the tanker had sailed away.
This comes as the latest case of ransoms paid to pirates, a phenomenon that is costing the world USD7 billion to USD12 billion on an annual basis.
It is worth noting that the international community has been trying for years to stop such actions, however, the large areas of the seas and oceans makes it impossible for them to monitor all related actions.
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BBK awards over BD 1 Million to 273 winners in the February Al Hayrat Grand Prizes draw
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BBK activates partial remote working system for its workforce to ensure employee and customer safety and service continuity
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BBK discloses its financial results for the year ended 31st December 2025
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BBK announces December Al Hayrat Grand Prize winners and another wave of Grand prizes for February
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