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...Mahalingam knows how brazen Somali pirates have become. Mahalingam is the captain of the MV Semlow, which was attacked in late June as it carried 850 tons of rice from the World Food Program (WFP) that was destined for hungry Somalis. Now back in his home country of Sri Lanka, Mahalingam, 58, related to TIME the saga of his 101-day ordeal as a captive of Somali pirates. It began, he says, with "the flash of 5 to 10 shots. Straightaway I knew it must be pirates." Before he could issue a distress signal, three fiber-glass speedboats with powerful...
...Diplomats from Kenya, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and the U.N. took over negotiations. A delegation flew to Somalia to talk to the transitional government and clan elders, warning that food aid could be halted unless the Semlow's crew was released. Meanwhile, life on board the ship fell into a pattern. The crew was forced to stay at the rear of the Semlow where they passed the time fishing and praying. Food quickly ran low and the crew rationed water. The pirates ate well, though, bringing goats, potatoes, tomatoes and onions from the mainland and cooking WFP rice. Every four...
...captain was given back a purse containing letters from his wife, and was told he could fly home soon. When he phoned his sister in Sri Lanka, he broke down. "I told her I was safe but did not know when I was coming home," says Mahalingam. He and the chief engineer were taken back to the ship. A few days later, the pirates gathered their weapons, piled into their speedboats, and abandoned both the Semlow and the Ibn Batuta. The WFP denies paying any ransom-"It would set a bad precedent," said a WFP spokesman-but the Motaku Shipping...
...white flag approached. Somali negotiators had sent it to escort the Semlow to a Somali port where it could offload the rice it was still carrying. Mahalingam, who a fortnight ago finally made it back to Mombasa, four months after first setting out, and is now home in Sri Lanka, radioed the Torgelow, a sister ship that was carrying tea and coffee for Somali traders as well as food and oil for the Semlow. But instead of hearing the captain's voice on the radio, Mahalingam heard a familiar Somali accent. The pirates had their next catch...
MANGOES & CURRY LEAVES/ JEFFREY ALFORD, NAOMI DUGUID Almost as much travelogue as cookbook, this hefty photo-laden tome takes readers on a culinary tour of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The authors are regular travelers to the region, and the text often reads like a letter from a more than usually adventurous friend--a friend who knows a lot about food. The recipes can be ingredient heavy and complicated but reward the effort with authentically spicy Goan pork vindaloo, Bengali fish in broth, salsas and sambols, as well as diverse breads and rice dishes that make eating almost...