Somali Pirates Secure Biggest Ransom To Date: Piracy Bucks Recession?
by Anorak | 6th, November 2010
SOMALI Pirates have bucked the recession and earned an impressive £7.5m in mooring fees for Samho Dream, a South Korean oil tanker carrying $170m of crude and 24 crew (5.8m) and Golden a Singaporean flagged ship with 23 Chinese crew (£1.7m).
Says Hussain, spokesman for Pirates Inc.:
“We are now counting our cash. Soon we shall get down from the ship.”
Pirates are currently storing around 25 vessels.
Somali Pirates Inc is offering kidnappers and extortionists a franchise agreement. Londoners keen to take advantage of this offer should report to island in the middle of Regent’s Park boating lake on December 15th.
Posted: 6th, November 2010 | In: Money Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
