According to reports 11 of the crew are alive and being held on a pirated fishing vessel the Naham 3 on the Somali coast next to where the Albedo sank. The crew were originally feared to have drowned when the vessel sank in heavy weather. However, photos released last week by EU Naval Forces showed lifeboats from the vessel had made it to the Somali coast.
The Bangladesh Foreign Ministry said that it had primarily confirmed through Maritime Piracy and Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) based in London, quoting sources in the UN Office for Somalia, Nairobi, that “the seven Bangladeshi crews are alive and have now been shifted to another hijacked fishing vessel by the pirates”.
The whereabouts of the remaining four crew is unknown although the MPHRP is said to have received reports of them being held further inland.
The Albedo was taken by pirates in November 2010 and seven of the crew held hostage were released last August.
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