39 Indians still held hostage by Somalian pirates

New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) As many as 39 Indians are
still under captivity of the Somalian pirates even after six
Indians on board the MV Suez ship were released by them.
Somalian piracy is a global challenge and menace,
which requires a well coordinated response by the
international community, Indian government sources said,
adding there have been 165 incidents, including 45 hijackings
by the pirates, who still hold over 550 hostages of various
nationalities.
"We have been providing security to all our merchant
ships. Indians in custody of the pirates are those who were
on board ships belonging to other countries," sources said.
They said the government cannot provide security to
every single sailor and added that a global coalition against
piracy is needed on similar lines as the one against
terrorism.
Underlining that government cannot pay ransom for
sailors, the sources said, "If we pay ransom for one, then all
Indian soldiers will become sitting ducks for pirates
as they will know that government will pay."