Pirate captive still on board

In cooperation with BNS All crew members of the Lehmann Timber vessel hijacked by pirates in coastal waters of Somalia at the end of May, among them an Estonian national, remain on the ship. Ukraine's consulate general in Hamburg has provided additional information about the fate of the German cargo ship captured in the Gulf of Aden off the Somali coast on May 28, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported today. The head of the crisis headquarters said he had a telephone conversation with the vessel's captain on June 30. The captain said all the crew members remain on the ship. He said the mental and physical condition of the seamen is satisfactory. The head of the crisis headquarters also talked with several other members of the crew who confirmed this information. The information refutes an earlier report according to which... [read full story]