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Six sailors still trapped aboard MV Iceberg, families grieve
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...
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Parents beg to raise funds for abducted sailors
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...
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MV Suez sailors meet families, but Indians on board MV Iceberg still in captivity
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...
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Home at last! Suez sailors meet families
Anxious parents, wives and children holding posters that said "Thank You, Burney Uncle" waited for hours at the Delhi Airport this morning. This wait, so different than the agonising 10 months while their men were hostages for Somali pirates.A few minutes before 11, the six Indian sailors from the ill-fated Suez emerged. The rescued Indians include...
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MV Suez finally safe, Indian sailors in Pakistan
It was an emotional welcome for the crew of MV Suez in Karachi today. As Captain Wasi Hasan came on land after ten months in captivity, he was greeted by his 12-year old daughter, Laila. Indian officials from the embassy in Islamabad were present to greet the six Indian sailors who were on board the Egyptian-owned commercial ship. "Our gesture is t...
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MV Suez sailors to arrive in Karachi today
For the last several days, the crew of MV Suez who was released by Somali pirates, has been struggling to make it home. Finally, there will be some respite for the families that have been waiting for almost 10 months as the six Indians among the 22 sailors of MV Suez are expected to reach Karachi today.A senior Indian High Commission official has b...
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Families of Indian sailors thank Ansar Burney, unhappy with Indian Govt
For families of the six Indian sailors on board the MV Suez, an anxious 10-month wait is over and celebrations have begun. On Monday, Somali pirates released 22 crew members, including six Indians and four Pakistanis, of the hijacked merchant vessel after ransom was paid to them. The pirates had taken the crew members, including eleven Egyptians an...
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Six sailors still trapped aboard MV Iceberg, families grieve
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...
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Parents beg to raise funds for abducted sailors
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...
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MV Suez sailors meet families, but Indians on board MV Iceberg still in captivity
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...
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Home at last! Suez sailors meet families
Anxious parents, wives and children holding posters that said "Thank You, Burney Uncle" waited for hours at the Delhi Airport this morning. This wait, so different than the agonising 10 months while their men were hostages for Somali pirates.A few minutes before 11, the six Indian sailors from the ill-fated Suez emerged. The rescued Indians include...
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MV Suez finally safe, Indian sailors in Pakistan
It was an emotional welcome for the crew of MV Suez in Karachi today. As Captain Wasi Hasan came on land after ten months in captivity, he was greeted by his 12-year old daughter, Laila. Indian officials from the embassy in Islamabad were present to greet the six Indian sailors who were on board the Egyptian-owned commercial ship. "Our gesture is t...
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MV Suez sailors to arrive in Karachi today
For the last several days, the crew of MV Suez who was released by Somali pirates, has been struggling to make it home. Finally, there will be some respite for the families that have been waiting for almost 10 months as the six Indians among the 22 sailors of MV Suez are expected to reach Karachi today.A senior Indian High Commission official has b...
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Families of Indian sailors thank Ansar Burney, unhappy with Indian Govt
For families of the six Indian sailors on board the MV Suez, an anxious 10-month wait is over and celebrations have begun. On Monday, Somali pirates released 22 crew members, including six Indians and four Pakistanis, of the hijacked merchant vessel after ransom was paid to them. The pirates had taken the crew members, including eleven Egyptians an...
