MV Faina’s return was accompanied by two scandals

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On February, 13 sailors from the Ukrainian cargo ship Faina have returned home after being released by Somali pirates who had held them captive on September, 25, 2008.

As informed a REGNUM correspondent in Kiev, they were met by Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in Kiev’s Barispol airport. Meantime, this festal occasion was accompanied by number of scandals. In particular, Armen Popov, the Russian Consul in Kenya informed, that the body of the ship's Russian captain Vladimir Korobkov, who died of health problems shortly after the pirates captured the vessel, remained in Kenya and would be transported to Moscow at a later date. “We have to obtain necessary documents and fulfill necessary procedures", — said Russian diplomat.

The information about possible compensation worth 1,3 mln. grivna (about $180.00) to the sailors from the Ukrainian cargo ship Faina is a mistake, declared today Stepan Havrych, National Security and Defense Council First Deputy Secretary. “This information is a misuse of materials, prepared in National Security and Defense Council.  It has nothing to do with reality. I apologize to the sailors and their relatives”, — said Havrych.