23 August 2010 07:30 pm
The Sri Lankan mission in Kenya is negotiating with the pirates for assurances about the Sri Lankan crew onboard the a Panama flagged merchant vessel which was hijacked by Somali pirates in early August, External Affairs Ministry sources told Daily Mirror online.
The Sri Lankan embassies in
A spokesperson at the Ministry told Daily Mirror online that because
The MV SUEZ was reportedly come under small arms fire from the pirates and minutes later the pirates had got on board the ship. After notification of the attack, attempts were made to make contact with the MV SUEZ but to no avail, EU NAVFOR said. (Daily Mirror online)