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Captain died of brain haemorrhage
The captain of RAK Afrikana, owned by a UAE-based company, that was released by Somali pirates 11 months after it was hijacked, died of brain haemorrhage on May 16. Captain Prem Kumar, 49, had reportedly suffered a paralytic stroke on January 26 while in captivity. Kumar is credited with playing a significant role in preventing the pirates from using the vessel as a mother ship to launch further attacks. He was among the 26 men who were kept hostage for 11 months following the hijacking on April 11, 2010 near Seychelles.
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Last observations revealed the "Rak Afrikana" left or even instigated to sink, more than 3 after the crew left the vessel clandestinely and then stated that she would sink within hours. The vessel has gone down very low, but still the superstructures were visible on Apr 2 at position 0435N and 04804E, which is south of Ceel Gaan at the Central Somali Indian Ocean coast. The vessel, which served as training ship for several countries including it's flag-state UAE as well as Italy and China, could still be salvaged now according to experts, but it seems that the owner consortium will get more money from her sinking.
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Three of the 11 sailors from the "Rak Afrikana" returned to Mumbai from Mombasa on Mar 16. The other eight crew members landed at Delhi airport later in the day. Before, the sailors had taken refuge in Kenya on March 10.
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