Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Robbers Kill 20 Hostages in Somalia Threatens WNI

JAKARTA - The ship MV Holy Light (Ocean Indonesia) since 16 March until Saturday night is still held hostage in the waters of the Gulf of Aden, Somalia. Condition 20 the crew (ABK) reportedly began to weaken and severe stress.

Even this group of Somali pirates threatening to kill one by one crew from Indonesia if in recent days that the original ransom demand of 2.6 million U.S. dollar rose to 3.5 million dollars and finally climbed back to 9 million U.S. dollars equivalent to Rp 77 billion not immediately filled Samudar Indonesian shipping company.

MV Holy Rays held hostage in the course of the Pomala, Sulawesi toward the Red Sea with the ultimate goal to the Netherlands. Inside the ship there Slamet Ship Captain Juari with 19 people crew. Fuel supplies were reportedly running low.

Wife of Captain of the MV Sinar Kudus, Slamet Riyadi, said he was on April 7, got a call from her husband that his condition in a state of ill. Her husband also reported their current position on the eastern coast of Somalia, 400 miles from Mogadishu and were on the ship.

Fearing something happens, Slamet Juari family had sent a letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to ask for government help to free the entire crew taken hostage.

The ship is owned by PT Samudra Indonesia is currently carrying nickel-owned PT Aneka Tambang as much as 8300 tonnes valued at Rp1, 535 trillion. President Yudhoyono is expected to listen and lend a hand do not let the lives of the crew flying.

Almost a month, the fate of crew (28 days) which was hijacked in Somalia is unclear, however, to make his family who lived in Kediri, East Java just can surrender and only hope. They plan on facing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to ask for help for the entire crew can be released.

Mas Family Bukhin one Holy Light ship crew held hostage by Somali pirates who lived on the street Letjend Suropati, Kediri, East Java until now could only be resigned to wait Mas Bukhin immediate release

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