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Somali Pirates Secure Biggest Ransom To Date: Piracy Bucks Recession?

by | 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