Mv Iceberg

Troops from the autonomous Somali region of Puntland said Sunday they have freed 22 hostages who were captured by pirates on a ship off the Yemeni coast in 2009.

The families of six Indian sailors held captive on MV Iceberg by Somali pirates are in despair. The government has clearly told them that it won't pay ransom money to the Somali pirates leaving them brokenhearted with little support.Pushplata Mohite, the mother of a trapped sailor aboard MV Iceberg, despairingly says, "He gets one roti and a one bo...

Parents will do anything to save their offspring, even if it means surrendering societal notions of self-esteem and knocking on the doors of corporate honchos and movie stars to raise the money required for the purpose. The alleged governmental disinterest coupled with a ransom demand of nearly Rs 11.2 crore ($2.5 million) has forced the famil...

Barely 24 hours after the return of six Indian sailors of MV Suez, there are now reports that six more Indian sailors of another ship, MV Iceberg, are still in the captivity of Somali pirates. The Yemeni vessel was reportedly taken hostage 18 months ago and has 25 people on board. According to rescued MV Suez sailor NK Sharma, two sailors of MV Ice...

Troops from the autonomous Somali region of Puntland said Sunday they have freed 22 hostages who were captured by pirates on a ship off the Yemeni coast in 2009.

The families of six Indian sailors held captive on MV Iceberg by Somali pirates are in despair. The government has clearly told them that it won't pay ransom money to the Somali pirates leaving them brokenhearted with little support.Pushplata Mohite, the mother of a trapped sailor aboard MV Iceberg, despairingly says, "He gets one roti and a one bo...

Parents will do anything to save their offspring, even if it means surrendering societal notions of self-esteem and knocking on the doors of corporate honchos and movie stars to raise the money required for the purpose. The alleged governmental disinterest coupled with a ransom demand of nearly Rs 11.2 crore ($2.5 million) has forced the famil...

Barely 24 hours after the return of six Indian sailors of MV Suez, there are now reports that six more Indian sailors of another ship, MV Iceberg, are still in the captivity of Somali pirates. The Yemeni vessel was reportedly taken hostage 18 months ago and has 25 people on board. According to rescued MV Suez sailor NK Sharma, two sailors of MV Ice...