All sailors aboard S. Korean ship near Somali confirmed safe: gov't
All sailors aboard S. Korean ship near Somali confirmed safe: gov't
09:22, April 22, 2011

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All 20 crew members aboard a South Korean commercial vessel believed to have been hijacked by pirates were confirmed safe Thursday by naval commandos, the foreign ministry in Seoul said.
The confirmation comes after the 75,000-ton container ship en route to Singapore from Spain lost communication with its owner, Hanjin Shipping, at 5:15 a.m. Korea time (2015 GMT on Wednesday), after sailors reported an emergency situation in waters off the Somali coast.
The South Korean commandos aboard a naval destroyer, stationed in nearby waters for anti-piracy operations, arrived at the scene reportedly at 5 p.m. Korea time (0800 GMT), and found 14 South Koreans and 6 Indonesians safely hiding in a citadel.
Local reports earlier reported that the vessel appeared to have been seized by pirates, but the commandos found no Somali pirates aboard the ship.
Source: Xinhua
The confirmation comes after the 75,000-ton container ship en route to Singapore from Spain lost communication with its owner, Hanjin Shipping, at 5:15 a.m. Korea time (2015 GMT on Wednesday), after sailors reported an emergency situation in waters off the Somali coast.
The South Korean commandos aboard a naval destroyer, stationed in nearby waters for anti-piracy operations, arrived at the scene reportedly at 5 p.m. Korea time (0800 GMT), and found 14 South Koreans and 6 Indonesians safely hiding in a citadel.
Local reports earlier reported that the vessel appeared to have been seized by pirates, but the commandos found no Somali pirates aboard the ship.
Source: Xinhua
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(Editor:张茜)

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