Awaiting report on Lankan

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By Gandhya Senanayake

The External Affaires Ministry is awaiting a report from the Sri Lankan consulate in Nairobi, Kenya regarding the Sri Lankan on board the United Arab Emirates flagged oil tanker that was reportedly hijacked on Sunday, the External Affaires Ministry told Daily Mirror online

It was earlier reported that the pirates hijacked a United Arab Emirates owned and flagged oil tanker with a crew of 16. The ship was reportedly captured on Sunday morning while on its regular route from UAE to the Somali port of Berbera in the Indian Ocean.

The other crew members in the ship include a three Bangladeshis, five Indians, four Somalis, a Kenyan, a Sudanese and one crew member from Myanmar.

When questioned regarding Sri Lankans that had been taken into custody by the Somali Pirates during hijacking the Ministry added that many of them were continuing their jobs with the shipping companies after being released.

Several incident were reported in the past few years where several Sri Lankans were in Somali Pirates custody, after the ships they were working for were hijacked during voyages in the Indian Ocean. (Daily Mirror online)
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ryanRick Tuesday, 19 July 2011 11:58 AM

Sri Lanka should put rules for lankans working in these areas

Ron Tuesday, 19 July 2011 11:58 AM

Oh ! how many ships will be hijacked before any real action is taken

Ud Tuesday, 19 July 2011 11:59 AM

Why not arm the ships or put some military guys on the boast until this menace is controlled

JJ Tuesday, 19 July 2011 12:00 PM

Navy SEALs and other private security firms should be employed by these boats or provided by the county the ship belonged to.

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