NAIROBI, Kenya - member crew with appendicitis assumed was evacuated Friday of a ship by the pirate said a spokesman for the naval force of the European Union, describing what was apparently the first MEDEVAC organized with Somali pirates.
A raft of a retrieved Thai warship crew Tunisian Friday Hannibal II VM in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia, said Lieutenant Commander wing Paddy O'Kennedy. Unidentified crew was then flown by helicopter to a larger German warship with the best medical facilities.
The Tunisian captain of the vessel contacted authorities Thursday, saying he had a sick crew member and that hackers had agreed to allow to be evacuated. Since November 11, the MV Hannibal II was held by pirates.
In the meantime, a court on the island of Seychelles convicted nine pirate Somali piracy nation and each sentenced to 22 years in prison.
Acting Attorney General David Esparon said Friday the Court claims dismissed pirates of innocence after hearing consistent witness accounts. Esparon said that men hijacked two ships in March - Seychelles, Galatia and Iranian ship, Al-Ahmadi fishing vessel.
Hackers run firstly Galate Somalia until he has ran out of fuel. They then have full after capture the Iranian ship.
A Seychelles Coast Guard patrol boat, Topaz, rescued the crew of both vessels on March 29, after Exchange of fire with the pirates.
Esparon said 15 suspected Somali pirates are still awaiting trial.
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