| MV Sakoba hijacked |
| Written by Maria Galang |
| Friday, 11 June 2010 10:58 |
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Somali pirates have hijacked a vessel M.V Sakoba with 19 Kenyans on board. Hijacked off Kenyan waters The vessel was hijacked last month off the waters of the Kenyan and Seychelles coast and is being held by Somali pirates at Haradhere, 700 kilometers North East of Mogadishu. The pirates are threatening to kill the Kenyan hostages if they do not receive a ransom of US$20 million. The hostages are off the waters of the Kenyan and Seychelles coast last month and had 16 crew members on board. These included a Spanish captain, 10 Kenyans, a Polish, Senegalese, Cape Verder and a Namibian national. Government lost 100 million last year The East African Seafarers Assistance Programme coordinator Andrew Mwangura said that piracy activities by Somali buccaneers off the Kenyan coast have resulted in the government losing revenue of upto KSh 100 million last year alone. Two new ferries Elsewhere, excitement clouded the Likoni channel after the two new ferries purchased by the Kenyan government made their maiden sail. Loaded with pedestrians and vehicles. MV Kwale was the first to sail across the controversial channel. Next in line was MV Likoni in a test sail that attracted hundreds of ferry users. Excited pedestrians who were lucky to be the first to set sail in the new ferries were full of praise. The vessels arrived in the country last week and were manufactured at a cost of 1.5 billion by a German firm. Comments (0) |
