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The worlds most unfortunate ship After being hijacked by Somali pirates, released upon receipt of a ransom, and attacked by pirates soon after release last week, the MV SUEZ is now confirmed by Oman officials to have sunk in international waters.An official from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs told a state-owned Oman media company that they can confirm the Suez sank in 4,900 meters of water, posing no threat to shipping or navigation in the area. They also reported that the ship was totally depleted of fuel prior to its demise, leaving no risk of oil spill or pollution that could harm the environment.The Suezs 22 member crew, encompassing eleven Egyptians, six Indians, four Pakistanis, including Captain Wasi Hassan, and one Sri Lankan were all safely transferred to a Pakistani navy vessel prior to the ship submerging. All of the men are expected to have reached Karachi by today, where the non-Pakistani crew will be repatriated to their homes.Source: Seatrade Asia

The ships is sinking The crew of crisis-hit MV Suez ship has been shifted to PNS Babur after Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir ordered the arrangements to save lives.According to the sources, the freed ship was sinking due to rough weather, report said. The Egyptian owner of the ship abandoned the crew and ship.CNS Bashir ordered to shift the crew of ship to naval ship on human grounds. Whether the freed men would be brought to Karachi or Gwadar it has not yet been decided, Navy sources said.Earlier, the Captain of MV Suez appealed to the ministry of foreign affairs and the Chief of Pakistan Navy seeking immediate help in view of their vessel being caught in strong winds feared capsizing since its release with 22-member crew of board by the Somalian pirates and series of misfortunes latest among them the break down of the tug towing MV Suez.Source: United News

After Somali pirates released the ship on Monday The Egyptian registered cargo ship MV Suez, released by Somali pirates Monday, was attacked by pirates again Wednesday, according to Indian maritime sources.The six returning Indian crew members have reported that they were almost apprehended by another group of pirates, but were able to fight them off."The Indian Navy had earlier assured us they are tracking us and will help within five minutes. But, after the attack today, no one came to help - no helicopter, no plane came," ship captain Ravinder Singh was quoted as saying by the sources.The Indian Navy is now coordinating safety measures for MV Suez with friendly Navy warships in the region.The sailors are now on their way home and will reach Oman in a couple of days.Somali pirates Monday released MV Suez after almost 10 months of hijacking the vessel and all members on board. Twenty-two hostages, including six Indians and four Pakistani sailors, have been released.The pirates had taken the crew members, including Egyptians and a Sri Lankan, hostage after capturing the vessel MV Suez in 2010 and demanded 2.1 million U.S. dollars for their release.The ship belongs to an Egyptian company. Source: Xinhua

Crew members sent a message saying they can see boats around them that appear to be dangerous The MV Suez, a ship with six Indian sailors on board, is reportedly in trouble again after being released by Somali pirates less than 48 hours ago.Crew members on the ship have reportedly sent a message saying they can see boats around them that appear to be dangerous. The Suez has 22 people on board, including four Pakistanis. The Indian Navy, however, denies the latest reports.The Suez, a merchant vessel owned by an Egyptian company, was taken over by Somali pirates last year. They wanted 2.1 million dollars as ransom - which was paid in full, some of it coming via donations in Pakistan.Ansar Burney, a Pakistani rights activist, played a key role in the negotiations that led to the pirates freeing the hostages late on Monday. However, Mr Burney says he has been messaged now by the crew warning him of the new threat.Families of the Indian sailors on board say their appeals to the Indian Navy to help escort the ship to safer waters were ignored earlier this week. But a spokesperson for the Navy told NDTV that the Suez was ...

Further delay could be dangerous for the safety of the crew Pakistanis raised $1.1 million for the release of the MV Suez and its 22-member crew comprising Egyptians, Indians, Pakistanis and a Sri Lankan, who are in the custody of Somalian pirates for the past 10 months.This sum will add to the $1million raised by Red Sea Navigation Co. of Port Tawfeeq in Egypt, which operates the Panamanian-flagged and Egytian-owned ship.The Egyptians, Indians and the Pakistanis have held three meetings in Dubai since March to discuss and plan the strategy for the release of the vessel and its crew. Red Sea Navigation is in contact with the pirates.Pakistan's Ansar Burney, Chairman of Ansar Burney Trust International and former Pakistan federal minister for human rights, who has raised the money, reached Dubai on Tuesday and flew onward to Egypt to meet the Egyptian operators of the 
hijacked vessel.The 17,300 deadweight merchant vessel with a cargo of cement bags from Karachi, Pakistan, destined for Eritrea, was taken over by the pirates in the Gulf of Aden on August 2, 2010. Its crew comprise 11 Egyptians, six Indians, four Pakistanis including Captain Syed Wasi Hassan and one Sri Lankan. Burney told Khaleej Times ...

Waiting for the result of negotiations between pirates and ship owners Government yesterday ruled out any possibility of holding talks with Somali pirates who are holding 46 Indians and decided to "wait and watch" as ship owners continue to negotiate the release of the hostages.The decision was taken at an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG), which met here for the first time after being set up last month to deal with the problem.The meeting was of the view that the government should not negotiate with the pirates or enter into deals for release of crew on ransom, sources said.It was decided that the government would "wait and watch for the outcome of negotiations between pirates and ship owners for release of Indian crew still held captive including seven hostages of Indian freighter MV Asphalt Venture", they said.The IMG , headed by Additional Secretary, Shipping, Vijay Chhibber, and including senior official from Ministries of External Affairs, Home Affairs, Defence, Information and Broadcasting besides Navy and Intelligence Bureau , was formed on the recommendations of the Committee of Secretaries (CoS) to deal with the problem of piracy which has been on the rise and to strengthen security measures.At present, 46 Indians are in the ...

4 million dollars in exchange for the 6 captured Indians For 201 days, six Indians have been facing the terror of Somali piracy at close quarters, yet there has been no move from the government to ease their plight.Somali pirates, who have hijacked MV Suez, a ship of Red Sea Navigation, in the Gulf of Aden spoke to TIMES NOW have insisted on the week long deadline. The pirates have also said that they will not accept anything short of 4 million dollars in exchange for the 6 captured Indians on board the ship. Speaking to TIMES NOW, one of the Somali pirates said, "Our demand is ransom money, you know ransom money. We want four million from the company which is working for this crew. Last time when we called the company, we demanded the ransom. He told us he did not want the ship or the crew." "We are also running short of time, last 8 months we have been going on like this. All we want is the ransom, if someone comes with the money tomorrow morning, one week is maximum. Now there is no reason and I will not say what we are going to do ...