Hijacked Dutch ship arrives in Somalia

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Somali officials say a hijacked Dutch ship has arrived in a northern Somali port two days after it was boarded by pirates.

The foreign minister of the semiautonomous region of Puntland says the MV Amiya Scan has arrived in the coastal town of Bargal on Wednesday.

Ali Abdi Aware says coast guards have been sent to the area.

Four Russians and five Filipinos are on board as well as an unknown number of pirates. The ship was chartered by a Danish company to carry a decommissioned oil platform and sails under a Panamanian flag of convenience.

The ship's owners, Reider Shipping BV, have said they are in contact with the pirates but have declined to comment on their demands out of concern for the safety of the crew

Source: AP, May 28, 2008

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