allAfrica.com: Somalia: Hostages Alive From Sunken Somali Pirate-Held Boat
At least three of the 15-man crew of a merchant vessel that sank last week while being held by Somali pirates are alive, their families said Saturday (July 13th).
Pirates initially claimed the crew had drowned, but later lifeboats from the Albedo were spotted onshore. Three crewmembers have since been allowed to call their families, saying that 11 of the crew are alive, while four more unaccounted for, AFP reported.
Families called on the pirates to let surviving crew members go, saying that now that the boat had sunk, its owners had no interest in paying ransom for its release.
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