11.   The pirates were to leave the vessel, currently in Somali territorial waters, before it joined up with the frigate.

12.   Toufic Issa told AFP that the pirates had promised to leave the vessel by midday Tuesday but were still on board, fearing they might be shot or captured.

13.   They demanded that Chinese who had recently been employed in the hotel and restaurant services should leave the vessels.

14.   None of the crew members would be allowed to leave the vessel while it was in port, he said, adding the vessel was off-loading its containers.

15.   None of the crew members would be allowed to leave the vessel while it was in port, he said.

16.   None of the crew members would be allowed to leave the vessel while it was in port, he said, adding that the vessel was off-loading its containers.

17.   None of the crew members were allowed to leave the vessel while it was in port.

18.   Seamen likewise continued their action, leaving vessels stranded in ports and cruise ships plying the high seas, unable to dock.

19.   Seamen likewise continued their action, leaving vessels stranded in ports and cruisers plying the high seas, unable to dock.

20.   The captors are to leave the vessel before it joins up with the frigate waiting outside Somali waters.