The pirates seized a Ukrainian ship, the Faina, in neutral waters off Kenya on September 25. The ship was sailing under the Belizean flag to Kenya, with military equipment, including 30 T-72 tanks and spare parts for them.
A total of 20 crewmembers, consisting of 17 Ukrainians, two Russians and one Latvian, are currently aboard the ship. The captain of the ship, Russian citizen Vladimir Kolobkov, died shortly after the seizure of the Faina.
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