Somali Pirate Explains The Pirates' Position

The Evil Solution: Interview with a Somali Pirate is a report by NewsWeek that was conducted by satellite telephone to MV Faina with the leader of the Somali Pirate on board the ship.

When asked How are your ransoms paid?
Answer: We get the money two ways. A boat takes the money from Djibouti, then a helicopter takes the money from the boat, then it drops the money in waterproof cartons on assigned [small] boats. Then we collect it, check if it is false or not, then we release the ship. The other way we get the money is a boat from Mombasa.

The interview was conducted by satellite telephone to the bridge of the Faina, through Somali translator Abukar al-Badri. Excerpts: Read the Interview here!