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Article: Pirates yet to set ransom for Saudi supertanker
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- November 25, 2008
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Somali pirates holding a Saudi supertanker loaded with crude oil say the ship owner has not contacted them and that they have not yet set a ransom.
A pirate spokesman called Daybad, who only gave one name when he spoke to the British Broadcasting Corp. late Monday, said only intermediaries had contacted them about the supertanker but that they were not reliable.
"We captured the ship for ransom, of course, but we don't have anybody reliable to talk to directly about it," Daybad said. The captain of the Sirius Star, Marek Nishky, told the BBC he and his crew have no complaint and have been allowed to talk to their families.
Somali pirates seized the Sirius ...