Somali sea gangs release two Indian hijacked ships

Somali pirates who are the main perilous threat to the shipping lanes in Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean have on Sunday released two Indian boats hijacked in recent weeks, and freed 26seamen on board

Reliable Reports found by Waagacusub say the ships were already on their way to Dubai when they were intercepted and hijacked by Somali sea gangs after leaving a southern port in the rebel territory of Kismayo in Somalia.

"One vessel with 15 sailors on board was released by the pirates yesterday, while another one was freed early this morning along with 11 sailors," said reports .

The sources said the pirates had stripped one vessel of equipment, while the other had run out of fuel.

About 80 Indian sailors are still thought to be held on the remaining six ships

India, whose merchant ships have frequently been targeted off the coast of Somalia, has a warship in the region.

With there is a strong military presence in the coast of Somalia and beyond, Somali pirates are still resuming targeting two of the world's busiest maritime trade routes, raked in an estimated US$60 million in ransoms last year.

By Nur Hirsi Abdi

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