Hijacked Supertanker Anchors Off Somali Coast As Pirates Open Talks Over Their $100m Oil Haul ... And Demand A $10m Ransom -- Daily Mail
Pirates are expected to a record ransom of more than $10million for the release of the Saudi oil supertanker hijacked off the Kenyan coast, as the spate of hijackings gathered pace with two more ships seized today.
Negotiations over the Sirius Star, packed with two million barrels of crude oil worth $100million (£67m) - enough to supply the whole of France for a day - were said still not to have opened formally.
But officials involved in the release of previous ships claimed that 'electronic monitoring' showed the Somali pirates 'were talking' of at least $10million (£6.7m).
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Indian navy destroys pirate boat, more ships taken -- Yahoo News/Reuters
India: Pirate 'mother ship' left in flames -- CNN
Indian Navy Battles Pirates off Somalia Coast -- Voice of America
Indian Navy Says it Fought Off Pirate Ship -- Associated Press
Indian warship fends off pirate attack -- Guardian
Pirates Ransom Saudi Vessel; Three Ships Seized -- Bloomberg
Saudi super-tanker taken to Somali pirate lair -- Yahoo News/AFP
Oil Capture Spotlights Somali Pirates' Reach -- Christian Science Monitor
Conflicting Reports on Seized Saudi Oil Tanker -- Voice of America
Seized Tanker Anchors off Somalia -- BBC News
Hijacked Supertanker Drops Anchor -- New York Times
Pirates anchor hijacked supertanker off Somalia coast -- The Guardian
Pirates Seize 7 Ships in 12 Days, Latest From Iran -- Washington Post
Iranian grain ship seized as Somali pirates hold world to ransom -- Times Online
Grain Ship Seized as Pirates Hold World to Ransom -- The Times
Pirates Hijack Another Merchant Ship off Africa -- Los Angeles Times
Hong Kong Grain Ship Hijacked by Pirates -- Reuters
Somali Pirates Try to Seize British Ship -- Daily Telegraph
Somali Pirates Hijack Thai Fishing Boat -- Associated Press
Impoverished Land Awash with Millions of Dollars -- The Times
Ships Diverted after Saudi Oil Tanker Hijacked -- Associated Press
After Hijacking, Saudi Foreign Minister Says Nation Will Join Anti-Piracy Efforts -- Washington Post
Tanker capture raises alarm over Somali piracy -- Breitbart
Call for navies to seek out pirates’ ships -- Financial Times
Deep-Six Piracy (A Commentary) -- IBD Editorial
Maritime Terrorism -- The Times editorial
At War with Pirates on the High Seas -- Los Angeles Times editorial
We Must Defend our High Seas -- The Times opinion
Pirates' Delight -- Wall Street Journal Editorial