Bulletguy Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Some good news for a change. Most will now know that eventually the Chandlers have been set free by Somalian Pirates after 13 months in captivity. News is still a bit sketchy (understandably), but it appears a ransom amount of around £350k was paid 'raised by relatives'. Britain recently paid £5.8m to Somalia for 'peace and reconciliation work' so you have to draw your own conclusions on that. Apparently a Somalian living and working in Britain as a London taxi driver became instrumental in the case and helped negotiate. He had the unenviable job of driving them out through Mogadishu.....probably the worst place on planet earth to be! So the Chandlers are out and soon to be back in the UK. What was gained by the UK 'refusing' to pay a ransom? Nothing. The Pirates still got money in the end.....just that the Chandlers had to spend 13 months waiting. There are currently over 500 people and no less than 25 ships being held captive by Somalian pirates. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/14/paul-chandler-rachel-chandler-release-deal http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/8132021/Paul-and-Rachel-Chandler-released-by-Somali-pirates-after-388-days.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 apparently they want to sail away again ASAP......spreading more heartache and chaos wherever they may be...paid for by newspaper/book deals I guess. Never looked right in the head to me, a menace the pair of em :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightrider Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Why dont they use a little bit of gunboat strategy, that will soon put a stop to any reincarnation of Blackbeard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 JudgeMental - 2010-11-15 1:32 PM apparently they want to sail away again ASAP...... And why not? JudgeMental - 2010-11-15 1:32 PM Never looked right in the head to me, a menace the pair of em :D An often overlooked fact is at the time of the Chandlers capture they were 600 miles from Somalia. It was the furthest these pirates had been known to travel out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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