Sailors ask Yushchenko’s help to free vessel seized by pirates
Published: 23 October, 2009, 07:01
The head of the Russian Sailors Trade Union is asking Ukraine's President to help free the crew of the cargo ship Ariana, hijacked off Somalia.
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Published: 23 October, 2009, 07:01
The head of the Russian Sailors Trade Union is asking Ukraine's President to help free the crew of the cargo ship Ariana, hijacked off Somalia.