Showing posts with label spain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spain. Show all posts

17 November 2009

BBC: Somali pirates free Spanish boat

Somali pirates have released a Spanish trawler and its 36 crew members after holding it for six weeks, Spain's prime minister has confirmed.

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CNN: Somali pirate suspects indicted in Spain

A Spanish judge indicted two Somali pirate suspects in Madrid on Monday, while pirates held a Spanish fishing boat and its crew off the Somali coast for the 46th day.

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05 November 2009

AP/FOX News: Spanish Hostages' Wives: Pirates Take 3 Crew Ashore

Pirates holding a Spanish trawler off Somalia have taken three crew members ashore to press Spanish authorities for the release of fellow pirates captured in connection with the month-old hostage drama, wives of two sailors said Thursday.

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13 October 2009

BBC: Pirates Urge Spain to Free Pair

Somali pirates holding a Spanish fishing boat and its crew hostage have said they will only negotiate their release if colleagues are freed.

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02 October 2009

BBC: Pirates Take Spanish Fishing Boat

A Spanish fishing boat with a crew of 36 has been attacked by a gang of Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, reports say.

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