MV Delight explained
The
MV Delight is a
Hong Kong-
flagged grain carrier. It was
attacked and hijacked in the
Gulf of Aden in the
Arabian Sea off the coast of Yemen in the
Horn of Africa by
Somali pirates on 18 November 2008 at 2 p.m.
[1] [2] [3] The
Delight, chartered by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines,
[4] was carrying a
cargo of 36,000 tonnes of
wheat, and was heading for Iran's
Bandar Abbas port. The
25 crew members are from
India (7), Pakistan (2),
Philippines (7), Iran (7),
Ghana (2).
[5] [6] The ship was released on 10 January 2009.
[7] Ransom
On 22 November, India's Directorate General of Shipping announced that communication had been established between the pirates and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines' Emergency Response Committee.[8]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Hong Kong ship hijacked by pirates. 19 November 2008. tvnz.co.nz. 2008-11-19.
- News: Hong Kong cargo ship hijacked off Yemen coast. https://archive.today/20130124173806/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hpo9AkJR5in4QaYYkBxwaDkZ4eVA. dead. January 24, 2013. AFP. 2008-11-19.
- News: Pirates hijack Hong Kong cargo ship . 18 November 2008. telegraph.co.uk. 2008-11-19.
- News: Pirate ship destroyed as ransom demanded . 20 November 2008 . thewest.com.au . 2008-11-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081216152952/http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=29 . December 16, 2008 .
- Web site: Pinoy captives of Somali pirates swell to 134. GMA News Online.
- News: Hong Kong cargo ship hijacked in Gulf of Aden . https://web.archive.org/web/20111015155733/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/18/content_10377987.htm. dead. October 15, 2011. 18 November 2008. xinhuanet.com. 2008-11-19.
- News: Somali pirates free Iranian-chartered ship . Reuters UK . 17 April 2009 . 10 January 2009.
- News: Indian crew on board MV Delight safe. 22 November 2008. hindu.com. 2008-11-27.
