Andrew Mwangura
Andrew Mwangura
Andrew Mwangura is a negotiator between pirates and ship owners off the coast of Africa. He directs the Seafarers' Assistance Programme...
avoid call captain communication distress later radio safe sailing switched
The captain made a distress call and later switched off the radio communication to avoid being traced by the hijackers. He told us that they were safe and were sailing to destination.
coast insecurity somali
Insecurity off the Somali coast has escalated sharply. It is very worrying.
chief contact normally
Normally when they take captives, they want to get in contact with the chief owner.
according agreed information owner pay three
According to our information, the owner agreed to pay $450,000 for all three vessels.
believed captain change course passengers speed vessel western
The captain managed to change the course of the vessel and speed away. Most of the passengers are believed to be Americans or Western Europeans. No one was hurt.
contact empty horn navy seized
It was empty when it was seized but we have managed to contact the US navy in the Horn of Africa.
exact suspect
We do not know the exact location, but we suspect it was in northeastern Somalia.