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Wife of killed captain demands US Navy compensation
By Pan Zheng |
May 30, 2011, Monday
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THE wife of a Taiwan captain planned to request compensation from the US Navy for the death of her husband killed by the Navy's fires on May 21 when his boat was seized by Somali pirates, China News Service reported today.
The Taiwanese fishing boat Richuncai No. 68 was hijacked by Somali pirates on March 30 last year. After more than one year's negotiation between the crew's families and the pirates, a ransom sum was reached and the pirates agreed to release all the hostages after receiving the money.
But the Taiwan authorities were informed that pirates attacked the US Navy on May 21 with the Richunaci No. 68 and Captain Wu Laiyu and two pirates were killed in the gun battle. The boat later sank with Wu's body.
Wu's wife contacted Ryukyu Regional Fishing Association Secretary General Cai Baoxing, hoping that Taiwan administration could help her get compensation from the US Navy. Cai said Wu's wife was angry that the US Navy sunk the boat and the body instead of bringing the body back after they cleared the boat.
"Fishing boats from South Korea and Chinese mainland are protected by warships, but boats of Taiwan are not," Cai said. "There're more than 100 fishing boats working in the area infested by pirates and the only thing they could do is pray."
The Taiwanese fishing boat Richuncai No. 68 was hijacked by Somali pirates on March 30 last year. After more than one year's negotiation between the crew's families and the pirates, a ransom sum was reached and the pirates agreed to release all the hostages after receiving the money.
But the Taiwan authorities were informed that pirates attacked the US Navy on May 21 with the Richunaci No. 68 and Captain Wu Laiyu and two pirates were killed in the gun battle. The boat later sank with Wu's body.
Wu's wife contacted Ryukyu Regional Fishing Association Secretary General Cai Baoxing, hoping that Taiwan administration could help her get compensation from the US Navy. Cai said Wu's wife was angry that the US Navy sunk the boat and the body instead of bringing the body back after they cleared the boat.
"Fishing boats from South Korea and Chinese mainland are protected by warships, but boats of Taiwan are not," Cai said. "There're more than 100 fishing boats working in the area infested by pirates and the only thing they could do is pray."
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