UPDATE: Well I am very surprised. Someone (probably a Singaporean) paid the ransom for the North Korean crew. According to the AFP: Somali pirates on Tuesday freed a chemical tanker with 28 North Korean sailors on board after receiving 3.5 million dollars in ransom, a maritime official said. The Virgin Islands-owned, Singapore-operated MV Theresa VIII was hijacked … Continue reading DPRK Merchants (1)* vs. Somali Pirates (1)