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Synopsis- The Chinese ship De Xin Hai was released after a $4M ransom was reportedly paid. The ship was captured in the Indian ocean off the horn of Africa by Somali pirates. It was held for ransom for 2 months after being taken in October. No one was injured in the incident according to reports. This ship was carrying 76,000 tonnes of coal with a crew of 25. The Chinese deployed 3 military ships to try to stop the pirates from taking vessels, they are part of an international group to stop the pirates.

Opinion- At first I thought that this should have never had happened. With satellite technology we could have traced the ships and stopped this, but then I found out there are more pirate groups in the area, that the area they strike in is large, and that the ships are so small that they are hard to see coming.

Similarities, differences- The articles are both very factual and similar, they both say the ship had 76000 tons of coal and 25 people on board. Also they both talk about a $4m ransom, neither could confirm that the ransom was paid. Al Jazeera talks about how there are many groups of pirates in the area and that they are holding 10 vessels and 200 crew members at the time of the article.