South Korea (ROK) revealed that the entire crew of the ship MT Gemini, including a number of Indonesian citizens, who captured Somali pirates now reportedly safe. South Korea is ready to alert the troops, if requested, to assist rescue operations on cargo ships from Singapore.
"The captain of the ship had made contact with the ship owner company in Singapore yesterday, via satellite phone. Confirmed all crew members are treated well," said the South Korean government source, quoted by Yonhap news agency on Wednesday evening May 4, 2011.
South Korea also concerned over hostages on board MT Gemini because there are four of their citizens. In addition, there are 13 Indonesian citizens, 3 Myamnar citizens, and 5 Chinese nationals.
In recent communications is done, the phone connection to the MT Gemini in a bad state. Poor communication by the company to ship lead not much more information about the situation in the MT Gemini.
Until now, Somali pirates have not filed charges as a ransom freely weighs 21 thousand tons of ship and its crew.
However, the South Korean government continues to communicate with the Singapore government linked the release of the crew. South Korea handed handling of this to the government of Singapore. However, according to Yonhap, South Korea has also set up task forces to work together with the Singapore government.
South Korea experienced is known about the release of the hostages of the pirate ship. South Korea and even it only takes 14 hours to free the cargo ship Hanjin Tianjin and all its crew.
Previously, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Djoko Suyanto said not knowing the conditions which WNI MT Gemini crew.
Yesterday, Djoko said, Singapore has not been able to communicate with the MT Gemini. "So we also can not do anything about it, because his authority in Singapore," Djoko said at the State Palace yesterday.
MT Gemini Singapore-flagged pirate captured the Africans as they travel over 310 kilometers southeast of Mombasa, Kenya.
"The captain of the ship had made contact with the ship owner company in Singapore yesterday, via satellite phone. Confirmed all crew members are treated well," said the South Korean government source, quoted by Yonhap news agency on Wednesday evening May 4, 2011.
South Korea also concerned over hostages on board MT Gemini because there are four of their citizens. In addition, there are 13 Indonesian citizens, 3 Myamnar citizens, and 5 Chinese nationals.
In recent communications is done, the phone connection to the MT Gemini in a bad state. Poor communication by the company to ship lead not much more information about the situation in the MT Gemini.
Until now, Somali pirates have not filed charges as a ransom freely weighs 21 thousand tons of ship and its crew.
However, the South Korean government continues to communicate with the Singapore government linked the release of the crew. South Korea handed handling of this to the government of Singapore. However, according to Yonhap, South Korea has also set up task forces to work together with the Singapore government.
South Korea experienced is known about the release of the hostages of the pirate ship. South Korea and even it only takes 14 hours to free the cargo ship Hanjin Tianjin and all its crew.
Previously, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Djoko Suyanto said not knowing the conditions which WNI MT Gemini crew.
Yesterday, Djoko said, Singapore has not been able to communicate with the MT Gemini. "So we also can not do anything about it, because his authority in Singapore," Djoko said at the State Palace yesterday.
MT Gemini Singapore-flagged pirate captured the Africans as they travel over 310 kilometers southeast of Mombasa, Kenya.
