Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Chinese Crew Arrested in Ghana

The biggest news of today is Ghana newspaper Daily Graphic with front-page headline:
Cruelty on high seas as Chinese vessel captain drowns 3 Ivorians

The story takes most of the front page, with large photos showing the ship MV Run Ning 3, another photo shows that one of Ivorians is angrily making a point with a Chinese crew member, and a group of Chinese crews, all wearing their safety hats.

According to BBC News, the ship has been detained by Ghana Navy and three Chinese have been arrested by Ghana Police.

The incident was initiated by the Chinese ship operators decided to throw three Ivorian throwaways into the occean, causing one of them drowened and other two were rescued.

The online story has stirred up a dozen or so comments from readers. One reader asked, "
if you find a stranger in your car, that means you should kill him, right? How barbaric can we be in this 21st century. Another reader who claim to have been in China, said " it is pathetic how they (Chinese) disregard we blacks."
 
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