Negotiation On with Somalia Pirates for Release of Indians, Others
A Singapore-based shipping company, which owns the vessel which was hijacked last week by Somali pirates with two Indians on board, has said that it was negotiating with the hijackers for the safe release of the crew.
T C A Raghavan, Indian High Commissioner to Singapore, said that he was informed by the shipping company that it was negotiating with the hijackers.
“The High Commission is in touch with the company. The company has also said that its officials would visit families of all the crew onboard and meet them,” Raghavan was quoted as saying by PTI.
Raghavan said that he was given an assurance by the company that it would do whatever it takes to make sure that the crew is safe and released..
The ship MV Kota Wajar was hijacked by Somali pirates on October 15 in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometers north of the Seychelles Island.
No reports were immediately available and calls to the International Maritime Bureau’s International Piracy Centre went unanswered since Saturday.
