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India intensified efforts to secure the release of two Indian crew members who were aboard a Singapore ship, MV Kota Wajar, which was hijacked by Somali pirates on October 15 in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometers north of the Seychelles Island.
The Indian mission is in regular touch with the Singapore company as well, Pacific International Lines, owners of MV Kota Wajar.
In a letter, William Tay, the company’s executive director, corporate, addresses families saying, “It is very important that you understand that the speed of the negotiation is controlled completely by the hijackers. If they choose not to call the company or do not pick up the phone when we call, there is absolutely nothing we can do about it. There will be many times before this negotiation is over when there will be no apparent progress. However, just because there are no visible signs of progress does not mean that nothing is happening. When a farmer plants a crop he knows that it will be some time before he sees the first shoots above the ground, but this does not mean that the crop is not growing from the moment he plants it.”
“The Indian hostages are safe… We have stepped up efforts to get them released,” the source added.
T C A Raghavan, Indian High Commissioner to Singapore, said that he was informed by the shipping company that it was negotiating with the hijackers.
“The High Commission is in touch with the company. The company has also said that its officials would visit families of all the crew onboard and meet them,” Raghavan was quoted as saying by PTI.
Raghavan said that he was given an assurance by the company that it would do whatever it takes to make sure that the crew is safe and released..
No reports were immediately available and calls to the International Maritime Bureau’s International Piracy Centre went unanswered.
Here is how it works:
India intensified efforts to secure the release of two Indian crew members who were aboard a Singapore ship, MV Kota Wajar, which was hijacked by Somali pirates on October 15 in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometers north of the Seychelles Island.
The Indian mission is in regular touch with the Singapore company as well, Pacific International Lines, owners of MV Kota Wajar.
In a letter, William Tay, the company’s executive director, corporate, addresses families saying, “It is very important that you understand that the speed of the negotiation is controlled completely by the hijackers. If they choose not to call the company or do not pick up the phone when we call, there is absolutely nothing we can do about it. There will be many times before this negotiation is over when there will be no apparent progress. However, just because there are no visible signs of progress does not mean that nothing is happening. When a farmer plants a crop he knows that it will be some time before he sees the first shoots above the ground, but this does not mean that the crop is not growing from the moment he plants it.”
“The Indian hostages are safe… We have stepped up efforts to get them released,” the source added.
T C A Raghavan, Indian High Commissioner to Singapore, said that he was informed by the shipping company that it was negotiating with the hijackers.
“The High Commission is in touch with the company. The company has also said that its officials would visit families of all the crew onboard and meet them,” Raghavan was quoted as saying by PTI.
Raghavan said that he was given an assurance by the company that it would do whatever it takes to make sure that the crew is safe and released..
No reports were immediately available and calls to the International Maritime Bureau’s International Piracy Centre went unanswered.
