Flying drop: The small aircraft flies towards the MV Sirius Starduring the apparent parachuted payment
Dramatic: The apparent ransom payment is delivered viaa parachuted container to pirates holding the Sirius Star
Pictured: The Moment A $3Million Ransom Was Parachuted To Somali Pirates -- The Daily Mail
This is the dramatic moment a ransom of $3million was paid to Somali pirates to end the world's biggest ship hijacking.
The canister full of cash was parachuted onto the Sirius Star - observed by the U.S. Navy who provided these images - and the two-month ordeal of the 25 crew, including two Britons, was finally over.
However things went badly wrong for the pirates soon after the drop - they squabbled over how to split the money and then a wave washed off their getaway boat and drowned five of them.
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