Blofeld of SPECTRE:
”’ Kaalbye Shipping International Ltd”’ of the ”’Kaalbye Group”’ is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[shipping company]].
Officially registered in the [[British Virgin Islands]], but with branches in other countries such as [[Belize]], they work in commercial, chartering and technical management of cargo fleet.
In May 1998, they obtained a Safety Management Certificate which permitted them to run passenger ships in compliance with the requirements of the [[International Safety Management Code]]. Annually Kaalbye Shipping transports more than 800,000 tonnes of cargo. In 2000 they purchased the ”[[MS Shota Rustaveli]]”, built in 1968.
On September 25 2008, a ship named the ”[[MV Faina]]” believed to be owned by Kaalbye was captured by [[Piracy_in_Somalia|Somali pirates]] .<ref name=sun>{{cite news|url=http://www.sundayherald.com/international/shinternational/display.var.2453784.0.0.php|title=Pirates call all the shots|publisher=Sunday Herald|accessdate=2008-09-29}}</ref> The Faina’s crew consisted of 17 Ukrainians, 3 [[Russia]]ns and 1 [[Latvia]]n, and among them was a 14-year-old boy.<ref>{{cite news|first=Nick|last=Wadhams|title=Somali Pirates’ Unexpected Booty: Russian Tanks |url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844914,00.html|work=[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]|date=[[September 26]], [[2008]]|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref><ref name=sun/> On September 28, Viktor Nikolsky, the ”Faina”’s [[Chief Mate|first mate]], said that Vladimir Kolobkov, the ship’s Russian [[Captain (nautical)|captain]], had died from [[hypertension]].<ref name=sky>{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Crew-Member-On-Ukrainian-Ship-Hijacked-Off-Coast-Of-Somalia-Dies-Says-Fainas-Captain/Article/200809415108746?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_4&lid=ARTICLE_15108746_Crew_Member_On_Ukrainian_Ship_Hijacked_Off_Coast_Of_Somalia_Dies%2C_Says_Fainas_Captain|title=Pirates Demand Ransom Of Millions|first=2008-09-28|publisher=Sky News|accessdate=2008-09-29}}</ref><ref name=NYT>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/world/africa/29pirates.html?ref=world|title=Tensions Rise Over Ship Hijacked Off Somalia |last=Gettleman|first=Jeffery|date=2009-09-28|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=2008-09-29}}</ref><ref name=celebrate>{{cite news|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5igGmlfz-K3g6EyC2vN8yK10vpCugD93H9K500|title=Pirates say they celebrated Muslim holiday on ship|last=Hassan|first=Mohamed Olad|date=2008-09-30|publisher=AP|accessdate=2008-09-30}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kaalbye-group.com/shipping/about/ Official site]
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