Echebastar’s Alakrana A “Spearhead” 10 Years After Hijacking
Basque fishing company Echebastar’s ‘Alakrana’ purse seiner is still going strong a decade after its capture by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean in 2009. ‘Alakrana’ was christened after the nickname of the founder of the company, Plácido Etxebarría, the grandfather of the current CEO. On...
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