From the Star:
KUALA LUMPUR: The two hijacked MISC chemical tankers MT Bunga Melati Dua and MT Bunga Melati Lima are being escorted to Djibouti by the Malaysian Navy following their release by Somali pirates on Saturday and Monday, respectively.
Petrolium Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS) president and chief executive officer Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Merican said the vessels were still within the danger zone, and that it would take a few days for them to reach Djibouti.
“All crew members aboard both vessels are safe and relatively healthy. They are traumatised, but are being attended to by our trauma team,” he told a press conference at the MISC office here yesterday.
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He admitted that a ransom was paid, but refused to say how much. Media reports claimed the firm had paid US$2mil (RM6.9mil) ransom for the release of each vessel.
He said although paying ransom was against the company’s policy, MISC had to pay to secure the release of its crew members.
“We delivered the money to them with the help of our navy, it was cash on delivery.”
Doesn’t the second to last sentence above seem contradictory, and an opening for anyone to traumatize PETRONAS company staff for the monetary rewards?
Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 