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7-month-ordeal over, MV Asphalt Venture crew returns home
After spending seven months in captivity, eight sailors of the MV Asphalt Venture returned to India on Saturday night. However, seven crew members still remain in captivity after Somali pirates double-crossed the ship owners even after the payment of a ransom."While it is wonderful to be here and to be reunited with our families, we remain deeply c...
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Concrete but discreet efforts on to secure sailors' release: Shipping Minister
With uncertainty looming large over the fate of the seven Indian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates, the government has, for the first time, spoken about efforts to rescue the captives.Speaking to NDTV, Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan said that the government was doing its best to secure the release of the seven hostages. The minister, though,...
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Somali pirates still hold Indians hostage
There seems to be no end in sight to the hostage crisis involving seven Indian sailors who were held back on Friday by Somali pirates in a last-minute change of heart.Authorities are tight-lipped about the steps being taken to rescue the sailors who were reportedly not released in retaliation for the arrests of more than 100 Somali pirates by the I...
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7-month-ordeal over, MV Asphalt Venture crew returns home
After spending seven months in captivity, eight sailors of the MV Asphalt Venture returned to India on Saturday night. However, seven crew members still remain in captivity after Somali pirates double-crossed the ship owners even after the payment of a ransom."While it is wonderful to be here and to be reunited with our families, we remain deeply c...
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Concrete but discreet efforts on to secure sailors' release: Shipping Minister
With uncertainty looming large over the fate of the seven Indian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates, the government has, for the first time, spoken about efforts to rescue the captives.Speaking to NDTV, Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan said that the government was doing its best to secure the release of the seven hostages. The minister, though,...
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Somali pirates still hold Indians hostage
There seems to be no end in sight to the hostage crisis involving seven Indian sailors who were held back on Friday by Somali pirates in a last-minute change of heart.Authorities are tight-lipped about the steps being taken to rescue the sailors who were reportedly not released in retaliation for the arrests of more than 100 Somali pirates by the I...
