This US Navy photo shows a parachute dropped by a small aircraft over the MV Sirius Star during an apparent payment to pirates. Somali pirates have released a Hong-Kong registered cargo ship chartered by Iran which was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden in November, Iran's state broadcaster reported on Saturday. (AFP/NVNS/David B. Hudson)From Yahoo News/AP:
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The body of a Somali pirate who drowned just after receiving a huge ransom washed onshore with $153,000 in cash, a resident said Sunday, as the spokesman for another group of pirates promised to soon free a Ukrainian arms ship.
Five pirates drowned Friday when their small boat capsized after they received a reported $3 million ransom for releasing a Saudi oil tanker. Local resident Omar Abdi Hassan said one of the bodies had been found on a beach near the coastal town of Haradhere and relatives were searching for the other four.
"One of them was discovered and they are still looking for the other ones. He had $153,000 in a plastic bag in his pocket," he said Sunday.
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My Comment: A fool and his money are always parted. In this case ... a greedy and stupid fool.