Rival Somali groups fight over British couple

Tuesday 03rd November, 05:51 AM JST

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Foxie at 10:47 AM JST - 3rd November

'The British government has said it would not pay a ransom.' Very wise decision there! Those people are very rude and arrogant and can't even be bothered to pay marina fees. I wouldn7t be surprised if they had made up this whole story. Since when do pirates contact the BBC?
Foxie at 10:52 AM JST - 3rd November

'a distress signal was sent Oct 23' - I thought they said that the pirates came onboard at night whilst they were sleeping....so, how can they send a distress signal then? They must have asked the pirates nicely to allow them to do that before leaving the boat...lol.
Pump24 at 12:38 PM JST - 3rd November

Like being kidnapped at gunpoint by Somali pirates isn`t bad enough, now this. Someone thinks Britain is going to fork over cash for this couple, and it is not happening.
bushlover at 01:04 PM JST - 3rd November

Maybe Britain can pay them in fish since it is fish they claim foreign vessels steal from them so they can't make a living.
Pump24 at 01:22 PM JST - 3rd November

I can see The Sun`s headline: Fish and Chips paid for Dips...
SuperLib at 03:20 PM JST - 3rd November

Maybe if the pirates had some oil to offer the Brits....
WilliB at 06:45 PM JST - 3rd November

Of course they are fighting over them. These hostages are worth a couple of millions in ranson money, so gods noble warriors rush to be the proud owners.