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Pirate 'washes ashore with cash' | Pirate 'washes ashore with cash' |
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The body of a Somali pirate who reportedly drowned soon after receiving a huge ransom has washed ashore with $153,000 in cash, his uncle says. | |
The man was one of a group of pirates who seized the Saudi supertanker Sirius Star in November. | The man was one of a group of pirates who seized the Saudi supertanker Sirius Star in November. |
They reportedly received $3m (£1.95m) for freeing the tanker but five were said to have drowned after fleeing. | They reportedly received $3m (£1.95m) for freeing the tanker but five were said to have drowned after fleeing. |
A relative of the drowned pirate told the BBC the family was now trying to dry out the recovered money. | A relative of the drowned pirate told the BBC the family was now trying to dry out the recovered money. |
The pirates' boat capsized when they were hit by rough seas as they were heading back to their homes in central Somalia, the leader of the pirates told AFP. | The pirates' boat capsized when they were hit by rough seas as they were heading back to their homes in central Somalia, the leader of the pirates told AFP. |
'Parachute drop' | 'Parachute drop' |
The pirates disembarked the Sirius Star on Friday, after a small plane was seen apparently dropping the ransom by parachute on to the tanker. | The pirates disembarked the Sirius Star on Friday, after a small plane was seen apparently dropping the ransom by parachute on to the tanker. |
A negotiator for the pirates told the BBC's reporter in Mogadishu by telephone that a $3m ransom had been paid shortly after the ship was released. | A negotiator for the pirates told the BBC's reporter in Mogadishu by telephone that a $3m ransom had been paid shortly after the ship was released. |
The ship's owner has refused to comment. | The ship's owner has refused to comment. |
How do you pay a pirate's ransom?On patrol with the pirate huntersLife in a pirate town The tanker had been held for nearly two months off the coast of Somalia, near the town of Harardhere. | How do you pay a pirate's ransom?On patrol with the pirate huntersLife in a pirate town The tanker had been held for nearly two months off the coast of Somalia, near the town of Harardhere. |
Eyewitnesses in the coastal town said five of the pirates had drowned while trying to make off with the loot. | Eyewitnesses in the coastal town said five of the pirates had drowned while trying to make off with the loot. |
"One of them was discovered and they are still looking for the other ones," resident Omar Abdi Hassan told the BBC. | "One of them was discovered and they are still looking for the other ones," resident Omar Abdi Hassan told the BBC. |
The uncle of the pirate who washed ashore, Abukar Sheikh Hassan, told the BBC that the family had found $153,000 in a plastic bag in his pocket. | The uncle of the pirate who washed ashore, Abukar Sheikh Hassan, told the BBC that the family had found $153,000 in a plastic bag in his pocket. |
He said some of the money was wet and the family was now trying to dry it out. | He said some of the money was wet and the family was now trying to dry it out. |
Three pirates managed to survive, but lost their share of the ransom when swimming to shore, reports said. | Three pirates managed to survive, but lost their share of the ransom when swimming to shore, reports said. |
The drowned pirate was apparently the only one who managed to hold on to his share of the ransom. | The drowned pirate was apparently the only one who managed to hold on to his share of the ransom. |
The Sirius Star was carrying $100m-worth of oil - a quarter of Saudi Arabia's daily output - when it was seized more than 450 nautical miles south-east of Kenya. | The Sirius Star was carrying $100m-worth of oil - a quarter of Saudi Arabia's daily output - when it was seized more than 450 nautical miles south-east of Kenya. |
There were more than 100 reported pirate attacks in the busy shipping lanes off eastern and northern Somalia in 2008. | There were more than 100 reported pirate attacks in the busy shipping lanes off eastern and northern Somalia in 2008. |
An international force headed by the US is due to be established by the end of the month to tackle the problem. | An international force headed by the US is due to be established by the end of the month to tackle the problem. |
On Friday, Kenya's port authorities said a fishing vessel had been attacked and three Indian crew kidnapped, Reuters reported. | On Friday, Kenya's port authorities said a fishing vessel had been attacked and three Indian crew kidnapped, Reuters reported. |
Pirates are still holding a Ukrainian cargo ship, the MV Faina, which was seized in late September carrying 33 tanks and other weaponry. | Pirates are still holding a Ukrainian cargo ship, the MV Faina, which was seized in late September carrying 33 tanks and other weaponry. |
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