MV Buccaneer (1981)
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Buccaneer |
| Owner: | Micoperi |
| Port of registry: | Italy |
| Launched: | 1981 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 8015831 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 75 meters |
| Crew: | 16 |
The MV Buccaneer is a commercial tugboat captured by Somali pirates on 11 April 2009.[1][2] 10 of the 16 crew members are Italian. The others are five Romanians and a Croatian.
Buccaneers were pirates who attacked Spanish and French shipping in the Caribbean Sea during the late 17th century.
Negotiations
Italy's former foreign undersecretary Margherita Boniver was sent to Somalia as a special envoy of Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini to negotiate the release of the vessel.[3]
