typicallyspanish.com

Spain News : National
+ Larger Font | + Smaller Font
Spanish fishing boat held hostage off the coast of Somalia
By h.b. - Apr 21, 2008 - 7:30 AM
ALSO SEE : • The crew of the Playa Bakio are now back on Spanish soil - Apr 30, 2008 - 7:36 AM
• Zapatero says the priority in the Playa Bakio kidnapping was the safety of the Spanish crew - Apr 29, 2008 - 7:19 AM


The 'pirates' boarded the refrigeration vessel yesterday afternoon and are expected to demand a ransom.
A group of pirates have taken control of a Basque tuna fishing boat, ‘Playa de Bakio’ off the coast of Somalia. The boat has a crew of 26, 13 Africans, Eight Spaniards from Galicia and five more from the Basque Country.

There are no reports of any injuries in the take over of the vessel and now some sort of financial ransom is awaited. Three or four armed men are report to have carried out the attack at 1pm yesterday afternoon some 250 miles off the coast.

A Spanish navy frigate, currently in the Red Sea, is on its way to the area and the Spanish embassy in Kenya, with jurisdiction for Somalia, has started to established contacts with the authorities in the zone.


 smartphone/pda/iphone |  email this article |  printer friendly page

 del.icio.us |  digg |  technorati |  yahoo | Stumble It!
Facebook | Reddit | Newsvine | Meneame | Wikio | Blink

ALSO SEE :
• The crew of the Playa Bakio are now back on Spanish soil - Apr 30, 2008 - 7:36 AM
• Zapatero says the priority in the Playa Bakio kidnapping was the safety of the Spanish crew - Apr 29, 2008 - 7:19 AM
• Released Spanish fishermen on their way home - Apr 28, 2008 - 7:49 AM
• Crew of kidnapped Spanish tuna fishing boat released - Apr 27, 2008 - 9:37 AM
• Kidnapped Spanish fishing boat said to have set sail again in Somalia - Apr 25, 2008 - 8:04 AM
• Talks continue in the Spanish fishing boat kidnap off Somalia - Apr 24, 2008 - 7:24 AM
• Talks with Somalia pirates expected to get underway properly today - Apr 23, 2008 - 8:16 AM
• Diplomatic efforts continue to try to release the Spanish crew of the Playa de Bakio - Apr 22, 2008 - 8:29 AM
• Fishermen rescued after weeks adrift - Apr 5, 2008 - 10:59 AM
• Ship runs aground off northern Spain with 54 tons of fuel on board - Mar 9, 2008 - 9:22 PM