Negotiations continue with Somali pirates

Nov 19, 2008
In cooperation with BNS

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TALLINN-Negotiations  between representatives of the owners of the hijacked cargo ship and the Somali hijackers are still continuing, spokespeople for the Estonian Foreign Ministry said.

The shipping company is working to have the ship and the crew released.

The Bahamas-flagged ship CEC Future, operated by the Danish company Clipper Group, was captured by pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Nov. 7.

One of the ship's crew members is a citizen of Georgia and another holds an Estonian alien's passport. The rest of the crew members are Russian citizens, but four of them have Estonian residency permits, as was revealed earlier.

The spokesperson said that all of the seamen connected with Estonia have been able to contact their relatives back home and the shipping company is keeping the relatives updated about the situation.

There is enough water, food and fuel on the ship and the health condition of the crew members is satisfactory.

The Foreign Ministry is prepared to provide help in bringing the crew members home when the ship is freed and the crew members are able to return to their homes.

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