2nd Death at the Hands of Pirates This Year

The recent release of the tanker Sea Princess II has brought with it news of the 2nd killing of a mariner in 2009.

The Directorate of Shipping of India released a press statement detailing the incident which left 1 seaman dead and another injured.

This is the 2nd killing this year of a captive, on the 23rd of March a yachtsman was murdered during a robbery off the coast of Thailand.