Icacos fishermen freed after US$13,000 ransom paid

Kidnap for Ransom, Maritime Security, Pacific, Robbery 1 Minute

by Sharlene Rampersad

Three fish­er­men kid­napped by Venezue­lan ban­dits and held for ran­som were re­leased late Wednes­day night af­ter US$13,000 was paid for their safe re­turn.

Fish­er­men Ramkissoon Har­richa­ran, 64, Car­lo Snei­der, 61, of Lovers Lane, Ica­cos and a 24-year-old Venezue­lan man iden­ti­fied as Amelto were re­leased by their cap­tors on Wednes­day night, shak­en but in oth­er­wise good health.

The three were snatched at gun­point around 7 am on Tues­day while fish­ing off Gal­fa Point in Ica­cos about half a mile from the shore.

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Source: guardian.co.tt

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I entered the maritime security world in 2009, becoming Intelligence Officer for Neptune Maritime Security (now the NeptuneP2P Group). In 2012, became piracy editor for SomaliaReport.com and in 2013 became editor of MarsecReview.com and intelligence consultant for CSO Alliance, which I left in 2019. I currently work with another UK maritime security firm as a consultant and have an interest in a cyber security concern in the UK. Need a maritime security report, article or advice on maritime cyber security? contact me at: marsecnews@gmail.com

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