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Release of the remaining crew from MV Albedo MPHRP (The Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme) has welcomed the release and safe return of the remaining crew from the MV Albedo.Commenting on their arrival into Kenya on 7 June 20124 MPHRP chair Peter Swift said: "After 1288 days in captivity we are delighted for them and their families after the terrible ordeal and hardship that they have suffered. At the same time our thoughts are also with the family of the Indian seafarer who died in captivity and the families of the four Sri Lankan seafarers who are reported as missing after the vessel sank in July 2013.""The generous support of MPHRP's partners and friends, together with the extensive groundwork and cooperation of the UNODC and others, helped to facilitate the release of the 7 Bangladeshi, 2 Sri Lankan, 1 Indian and I Iranian crew members after they had been abandoned by the owner and with no direct support forthcoming from other parties. The efforts of all those involved in securing their release and safe return are greatly appreciated."MPHRP Acting Programme Director Hennie La Grange said: "For more than three years MPHRP has been supporting the families of the crew with ...

The Union Minister of Shipping Shri G.K. Vasan has expressed happiness at the release of Indian sailors Capt. Sunil James and Shri Andi Vijayan from Togo, a West African country, and on their reaching back to India tomorrow.

Roy Paul, MPHRP Programme Director, and Chirag Bahri, MPHRP Regional Director for South Asia, met with 2 Indian officers of the MT Matrix along with the crewing manager in Mumbai on 19th November 2013.

The pirates stole the ship's cargo, crew personal belongings and cash

Pirates release MV Cotton

Hostages of MV Leopard released after their vessel was highjacked in January 2011 After more than 2 years of captivity, the six seamen, who were kidnapped by Somali pirates in connection with the seizure of the Danish coaster M/V Leopard in January 2011, have been released and lead to safety.The two Danish and the four Philippine seamen have very recently been released off the Somali coast and are now in safe surroundings."It is with very great happiness and relief we can inform that our colleagues finally have been released. The past more than two years have been extremely traumatic and inhuman for our crew and their families, and we very much look forward to having our colleagues back home", informs Claus Bech, Managing Director of Shipcraft."I have just talked to the families of the seamen. It was a very emotional moment, and it goes without saying that the happy news were received with great joy", informs Claus Bech, who now himself travels to meet the seamen at their resort.In Safety with Qualified TeamThe seamen are now in safety and are surrounded by a professional team consisting of both doctors and psychologists."The first evaluations are that our colleagues, considering the circumstances, ...

Royal Grace Safely to Salalah

Somali pirates free Greek oil tanker

EUNAVFOR Assists Another Tanker After Release From Armed Somali Pirates

The Officers and crew of the Panama registered chemical tanker, Royal Grace, which was hijacked by Somali pirates almost exactly one year ago, have been released from their terrible ordeal. It is believed that an undisclosed sum was paid in ransom to the criminal gang which has been holding them since 2nd March 2012.The hostage group included nineteen Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi seafarers and three Nigerians.Further details are awaited.This development reduces the number of hostages still incarcerated in Somalia waters to just over one hundred; sixteen on the M/V Albedo, which was hijacked more than two years ago, twenty-six on M/S Symri, held since May last year and it is believed that the crews of three dhows and three fishing vessels are also being held against their will by Somali gangs.Commenting on the release, a spokesperson for the anti-piracy advocacy group www.saveourseafarers.com said, 'The release of these captive seafarers is to be celebrated after such an appalling length of illegal and inhuman captivity. We fervently hope that the other hostages will follow them to freedom very soon.'Although there has been a dramatic fall in the incidences of pirate attack in recent months, this event serves to remind us that Somali ...