Thai hostages off Nigerian coast 'safe' | Bangkok Post: breakingnews

Thai hostages off Nigerian coast 'safe'

Published: 8 Aug 2012 at 12.32
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All Thai crewmen on board a vessel hijacked by pirates off the Nigerian coast are safe, Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said on Wednesday.

A naval officer assembles his machine gun before starting a patrol of the Niger Delta region in 2004. (AFP Photo)

Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea last week took over a support services vessel belonging to Sea Trucks Group (STG), a Dutch-based oil and gas company. They reportedly killed two local employees and held four foreign employees as hostages.

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bern1005
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Discussion 4 : 08 Aug 2012 at 17.464
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Kidnapping for ransom is almost routine in the oil regions of Nigeria so probably the captives are "safe" and will be released later.
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Discussion 3 : 08 Aug 2012 at 13.433
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Most governments are allowing merchant ship to have armed guards.

And by the way.. the officer on the pic is LOADING his machine gun (a FN MAG/MAG58)... not assembling.
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Discussion 2 : 08 Aug 2012 at 12.372
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Bangkok Post who proof reads your articles?

All Thai hostages boarding a hijacked oil tanker off the Nigerian coast are safe

Should read

All Thai hostages aboard a hijacked oil tanker off the Nigerian coast are safe

Totally different context.
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Discussion 1 : 08 Aug 2012 at 12.361
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If the hostages are "safe"

Then what safety concerns do they have?
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