MOGADISHU: Families of some of the more than 50 sailors and fishermen held hostage by Somali pirates begged for their release yesterday, with some imprisoned now for more than two years.
“We are in desperate condition living with little hope to see our beloved soon,” said the message from families of the crew of the MV Albedo, a Malaysian-flagged container ship with 15 sailors still held, from countries including Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.
“Please accept our sincere request as we have left with no other option than to beg for the life our family’s sole breadwinners,” the families said in the letter released to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid.
“We have not celebrated any festival since the last three years,” they added in English.
AFP
