5 Somali pirates drown trying to boat to shore with their share of the Sirius Star ransom
- Sunday, January 11, 2009, 16:40
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A boat carrying eight pirates away from the Saudi supertanker that was hijacked two months ago in the Gulf of Aden and released late Friday, capsized in a storm. Five of the eight pirates were killed and three were able to make it safely to shore after swimming for hours. The boat was also laden with the eight pirates’ shares of the $3 million ransom claimed for the release of the Sirius Star. More from CBSNews