October 20, 2009 1:00 PM

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Shipping company negotiating with pirates for crew release

The shipping company, whose vessel with two Indians onboard was hijacked last week by Somali pirates, has said it is negotiating with the hijackers for the safe release of the crew.<br/><br/>Indian High Commissioner to Singapore T C A Raghavan said Pacific International, the shipping company has assured that it will do whatever it takes to ensure that the crew is safe and released. He said the High Commission is in touch with the company and also that its officials would visit families of all the crew onboard. The ship MV Kota Wajar was hijacked by Somali pirates on Thursday in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometers north of the Seychelles island.<br/><br/>

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