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Vessels with Pinoy crew members that are still with Somali pirates
Nipayia Hijacked last March 25 with 18 Filipinos. WinFar 161 Hijacked last April 6 with 17 Filipinos. Malaspina Castle Hijacked last April 6 with 4 Filipinos. MV Irene Hijacked last April 15 with 22 Filipinos. MV Patriot Hijacked last April 25 with 15 Filipinos. *There is a discrepancy between the DFA's total and that of GMANews.TV. Based from the DFA statements, 81 Filipinos are still with Somali pirates, while reports collected by GMANews.TV show only 76 remain kidnapped. The DFA has not released to the media a complete tally of vessels and Filipino crews held captive in Somalia.
(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines -The Filipino crew of two ships that were recently freed by Somali pirates returned to the Philippines on Saturday. Cargo vessels MV Saldanha and chemical tanker MT Stolt Strength returned to the Philippines on Saturday. Q’s Balitanghali reported that the 19 Filipino seafarers on board the Marshall Island-flagged cargo vessel MV Saldanha arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) early in the day. MV Saldanha was released by Somali pirates on April 25. [See: Number of Pinoys held in Somalia yo-yos to 81 as pirates capture, release ships] Radio dzBB, on the other hand, reported that the 23 Filipino crew of MT Stolt Strength arrived at the NAIA Terminal 1 at 9 a.m. Saturday and have been brought to a hotel in Manila. MT Stolt Strength was seized Nov. 10, 2008, when Somali pirates swarmed aboard as it sailed through the Gulf of Aden while hauling a cargo of phosphoric acid destined for Japan. The seafarers were held captive for 162 days but were finally released on April 21 at around 11:35 a.m. (Manila time) [See: 23 RP seamen freed after five months in Somalia] Another band of pirates attempted to seize the ship and its all-Filipino crew again as the ship sailed to safer waters, but were fortunately rescued by the Chinese navy frigate Huangshan, which escorted the chemical tanker. [See: Somali pirates try to re-capture MT Stolt Strength] The number of Filipino seafarers still in the hands of Somali pirates remains at 81. - GMANews.TV
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