SOMALI PIRATES: Indians, other crew members of MV Suez may reach home by Jun 20!

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17 JUN, 2011, 03.06PM IST,PTI  / The economic times.

ISLAMABAD: Six Indians and 16 other crew members of an Egyptian-owned merchant vessel, recently freed by Somali pirates following 10 months in captivity, are expected to reach their home countries by June 20, Pakistani rights activist Ansar Burney said today. 

The ship MV Suez is currently on its way to Salalah, the capital of the Omani province of Dhofar, and is expected to berth at the port there sometime early tomorrow. 

After a brief rest at Salalah, the 22-member crew, including six Indians and four Pakistanis, will travel to Muscat, Burney, who played a key role in negotiations with the pirates to free them, told PTI. 

Like I said, Ansar Burney should be nominated for his noble act, for 'Nobel Peace Prize'., for this year. http://prmadhura3.blogspot.com/2011/06/nobel-peace-prize-nominee-ansar-burney.html

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NOBEL PEACE PRIZE NOMINEE: Ansar Burney who helped release 22 Hostages!

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Somali pirates free Indians, government tightlipped about Pakistani help
Tuesday - Jun 14, 2011, 05:27pm (GMT+5.5).

New Delhi - Six Indian sailors were Tuesday released from the captivity of Somali pirates after a 10-month ordeal. While the Indian government expressed happiness, it refused to confirm if a Pakistani rights activist had a role in obtaining their freedom.

The six sailors, part of a 22-member crew of Egyptian merchant vessel MV Suez, were released after ransom was paid for their freedom by the shipowners, the family members of the sailors said. MV Suez was hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden Aug 2, 2010.

The released sailors are expected to return home in the coming days. The release reportedly materialised after continuous efforts from Ansar Burney Trust run by a former Pakistani federal minister for human rights, Ansar Burney.

Apart from the six Indians, the 22 hostages that had been taken included 11 Egyptians, four Pakistanis and one Sri Lankan. The Indians include two from Haryana and one each from Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Jammu and Kashmir. One of the Indians is from Mumbai.

"We are very thankful to Ansar Burney and Pakistan government for their help. They have paid a ransom of $2.1 million to the pirates to make this release possible. Burney was negotiating with the pirates for the last few months," Sampa Arya, wife of Ravinder Gulia, 30, one of the hostages and resident of Haryana's Rohtak town, told IANS Tuesday in Chandigarh.

Lets all rally around to arrange to nominate this Noble Soul for this year's Nobel Peace Prize!

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SOMALI PIRATES: Release 22 hostages including 6 Indians!

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Press Trust Of India / Islamabad, June 13, 2011 / Hindustan Times.

Somali pirates on Monday released 22 crew members, including six Indians and four Pakistanis, of a hijacked merchant vessel after ransom was paid to them leading rights activist Ansar Burney said. The pirates had taken the crew members, including Egyptians and a Sri Lankan, hostage after capturing the vessel MV Suez last year and demanded $2.1 million for their release. The ship belongs to an Egyptian company.

Burney, who negotiated with the pirates and raised money through donations, said in Karachi that all hostages had been freed. He said they would reach their homes in a few days as arrangements are being made for their repatriation.

The freed Pakistani captain of the ship, Mohammad Wasi, told Geo News channel on phone that all the hostages had been freed. "I am very happy as my release is like a new life for me," he said.

Good work, Mr. Burney!

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