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The MV ''Faina'' ((ウクライナ語:Фаїна)) is a roll-on/roll-off cargo ship operated by a Ukrainian company that sails under a Belize flag of convenience.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Vesseltracker.com )〕 The ''Faina'' is owned by Waterlux AG, based in Panama City, and managed by Tomex Team in Odessa, Ukraine.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 FAINA: Ship info )〕 On 25 September 2008, the ship was captured by Somali pirates (allegedly under the orders of piracy kingpin Mohamed Abdi Hassan) in the twenty-sixth such attack in 2008. The ''Faina''s crew (at the time of capture) consisted of 17 Ukrainians, three Russians and one Latvian. On 28 September, Viktor Nikolsky, first mate on the ''Faina'', said that Vladimir Kolobkov, the ship's Russian captain, had died from a hypertension-related stroke. On 5 February 2009 it was announced that a ransom of US $3.2 million had been paid to the pirates, and the ship was released the next day. == Hijacking == On 25 September 2008, the ''Faina'' was hijacked by approximately 50 Somali pirates〔 calling themselves the Central Regional Coast Guard. The ship was allegedly heading to Mombasa, Kenya, from Ukraine with 33 Soviet-made T-72 tanks, weapons (including rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns)〔 and ammunition on board, when it was seized. The pirates said they were unaware of the ship's cargo before they captured it.〔 〕 However, the pirates claim that documents found on board indicate that the arms cargo was destined for Juba, Southern Sudan, instead of Kenya, as originally understood.〔 The claim was confirmed by U.S. Navy and several other intelligence groups, although the Kenyan government denies the allegation.〔 The pirates demanded a ransom and had threatened to blow up the ship, along with the pirates themselves and the ship's crew, if the ransom is not paid.〔 The ransom amount was reported as US$35 million, US$20 million, US$8 million, and US$5 million in the weeks following the capture. The threat was later withdrawn.〔 〕 The pirates initially set a course for the pirate haven of Eyl, but instead anchored near the village of Hinbarwaqo after the U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer caught up to them. Supplies of fuel for electrical generation were accepted on board, and food and drinking water were later delivered to the ship. The ''Howard'' engaged the ''Faina'' in pursuit within several hundred yards to stop the unloading of the cargo by the pirates.〔〔http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=40045〕 Later, the Ticonderoga-class missile cruiser and other U.S. warships joined the ''Howard'' and surrounded the ''Faina'' with the Russian missile frigate ''Neustrashimy'' patrolling the Somali coast.〔〔http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=40096&page=4〕 American helicopters and other aircraft have also been flying over the ''Faina''. Warships from the U.S. Navy and other navies have blockaded the MV ''Faina'' in a port off Somalia's Indian Ocean coast. However, pirates wanted to unload small weapons from the cargo near Hinbarwaqo, even while warned not to do so by surrounding naval ships. Three of the hijackers were reportedly killed during a gunfight between rival pirates.〔 〕 However, this report was denied by the pirates, instead saying that they were celebrating Eid ul-Fitr, and were "happy on the ship" and were "celebrating."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MV Faina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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