Though they released safely all 24 Indian crew members on board Turkish tanker MV Cotton on Monday morning, the pirates decamped with the personal belongings of the released crew members — including their cash, provisions and medicines.
They also stole 3,100 metric tonnes of fuel oil from the vessel. “Pirates have looted all personal effects of the crew (including valuables, clothes, footwear etc) and also all the provisions, medicines, cash etc of the vessel. They have also stolen 3100 MT of about 10,000 MT of cargo (Fuel oil required to be maintained at 54 deg Centigrade),” a Press release issued by the Directorate General of Shipping, here.