KIEV, December 8 (RIA Novosti) - The Somali pirates holding the Ukrainian cargo ship the Faina are disgruntled with delays in the payment of a ransom, the Ukrainian ICTV television station said on Monday, citing a pirate.
According to the pirate, who called himself Ahmed, an agreement on the payment of a ransom was reached last week but the ship's owners have yet to hand over the money.
The U.S. military has moved away from the Faina to create a corridor for the ransom to be delivered, and to guarantee the pirates safe exit from the ship," he said. U.S. Navy warships had earlier surrounded the vessel.
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