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Thai Navy helping Thai crew being held hostage by Somali pirates
BANGKOK,Dec(26)- Thailand’s Navy chief has been informed of the 27 Thai crew members being held hostage by Somali pirates. He ordered his subordinates to try to help the crew members and base their actions on the crew members’ safety.
In response to the seizure of the 27 Thai crew members and their MV Thor Nexus boat by Somali pirates off the Salalah town of Oman while the ship was leaving the United Arab Emirates for Bangladesh, Navy chief-of-staff Admiral Thakerngsak Wangkaew told the Thai News Agency that Somali pirates hijacked the ship at 1.30pm on December 24 and the ship was outside areas under the supervision of Thai naval ships.
All the 27 crew members are Thai and there are as many as 12 pirates, fully armed, aboard.
The Similan naval ship has been ordered to make an approach and it is about 10-15 nautical miles away. But the major obstacle is that any operations must be based on the hostages’ safety.
The Navy chief-of-staff said the Navy is not neglectful and it keeps following up developments.
At the latest development, the ship company has informed that it will not demand any compensation if the Navy decides to launch any operations.
Admiral Thakerngsak also said that Somali pirates were taking the Thai fishing boat to Somalia and that would take over four days. Then they will demand a ransom. He said Thai Navy chief Admiral Kamthorn Poomhirun had been informed of the developments and ordered concerned officers to follow up the situations closely and prioritize the safety of the hostages. (TNA)
In response to the seizure of the 27 Thai crew members and their MV Thor Nexus boat by Somali pirates off the Salalah town of Oman while the ship was leaving the United Arab Emirates for Bangladesh, Navy chief-of-staff Admiral Thakerngsak Wangkaew told the Thai News Agency that Somali pirates hijacked the ship at 1.30pm on December 24 and the ship was outside areas under the supervision of Thai naval ships.
All the 27 crew members are Thai and there are as many as 12 pirates, fully armed, aboard.
The Similan naval ship has been ordered to make an approach and it is about 10-15 nautical miles away. But the major obstacle is that any operations must be based on the hostages’ safety.
The Navy chief-of-staff said the Navy is not neglectful and it keeps following up developments.
At the latest development, the ship company has informed that it will not demand any compensation if the Navy decides to launch any operations.
Admiral Thakerngsak also said that Somali pirates were taking the Thai fishing boat to Somalia and that would take over four days. Then they will demand a ransom. He said Thai Navy chief Admiral Kamthorn Poomhirun had been informed of the developments and ordered concerned officers to follow up the situations closely and prioritize the safety of the hostages. (TNA)
