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February 23, 2010 · about 16 years ago

Somali pirates hijack Chinese fishing vessel

Somali pirates have captured a Chinese fishing vessels in the Seychelles. The news comes as pirates issued a US$4 million ransom demand for the release of 36 crewmembers on a Spanish fishing vessel which was hijacked in October 2009. The average ransom demand is between US$2 and US$6 million.

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Somali pirates have captured a Chinese fishing vessels in the Seychelles. The news comes as pirates issued a US$4 million ransom demand for the release of 36 crewmembers on a Spanish fishing vessel which was hijacked in October 2009. The average ransom demand is between US$2 and US$6 million.

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