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| Ransom paid to free Danish ship | Ransom paid to free Danish ship |
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| The Danish government says the owners of a Danish cargo ship seized by Somali pirates in June paid a ransom to secure its return. | The Danish government says the owners of a Danish cargo ship seized by Somali pirates in June paid a ransom to secure its return. |
| A spokesman said the government was disappointed, but understood why the Danica White's owners had paid for the release of the ship and its five crew. | A spokesman said the government was disappointed, but understood why the Danica White's owners had paid for the release of the ship and its five crew. |
| No details of the deal were given, but Danish television reported that the pirates had demanded $1.5m (£750,000). | No details of the deal were given, but Danish television reported that the pirates had demanded $1.5m (£750,000). |
| The pirates turned the vessel over to a French warship on Wednesday. | The pirates turned the vessel over to a French warship on Wednesday. |
| It was expected to arrive in Djibouti this weekend, and Denmark planned to send a plane to bring the crew home, the government spokesman said. | It was expected to arrive in Djibouti this weekend, and Denmark planned to send a plane to bring the crew home, the government spokesman said. |
| Warning shots | Warning shots |
| The Danish ship was hijacked off the Somali coast on 2 June while heading for the Kenyan port of Mombasa to deliver a cargo of building materials. | The Danish ship was hijacked off the Somali coast on 2 June while heading for the Kenyan port of Mombasa to deliver a cargo of building materials. |
| class="" href="either url here">Should ransoms be paid? The five crew members are undergoing a medical evaluation before being reunited with their families. | |
| The Danish foreign ministry said the crew are in good condition, "although the hijacking has been a great strain". | The Danish foreign ministry said the crew are in good condition, "although the hijacking has been a great strain". |
| Days after the ship was captured, a US ship fired several warning shots across its bow and destroyed three boats the pirates had used in their attack and were towing behind the Danish vessel. | Days after the ship was captured, a US ship fired several warning shots across its bow and destroyed three boats the pirates had used in their attack and were towing behind the Danish vessel. |
| But the US ship stopped its pursuit after the pirates navigated the Danica White into Somalia's territorial waters, where the US does not have jurisdiction. | But the US ship stopped its pursuit after the pirates navigated the Danica White into Somalia's territorial waters, where the US does not have jurisdiction. |
| Somalia's waters are reported to be among the most dangerous in the world. | Somalia's waters are reported to be among the most dangerous in the world. |
| Somali pirates are trained fighters, and often use speedboats equipped with satellite phones and Global Positioning System technology. | Somali pirates are trained fighters, and often use speedboats equipped with satellite phones and Global Positioning System technology. |
| They target passenger and cargo vessels for ransom or loot, and use the money to buy weapons. | They target passenger and cargo vessels for ransom or loot, and use the money to buy weapons. |